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Attempted Murderers Lead Police on Long Distance Chase

Full Solar Array Makes Pratt Greenest Dealership in Country

Airline Rest Stop Scheduled for Closure

By Lura Jackson

The sharply cold tempera-tures of December 27th were not enough to cool the violent tempers of several men, at least some of whom opened fire on another man before leading police on a long-distance ve-hicular chase. Once the people caught up to the suspects, it was determined that a local man was smuggling 110 indi-vidually wrapped packages of

crack cocaine in his intestines. Charges for conspiracy to commit murder and aggra-vated drug trafficking have since been filed.

At approximately 11:00 p.m., the Calais Police De-partment received a call that gunshots had been fired in the vicinity of the Calais Motor Inn. When they arrived at the scene, a man advised officers that he had been shot at with a gun by two other men while

he was next to Barker Street. After shooting at him, they left the scene in a white Chevy Blazer.

A description of the vehicle was relayed to all police units in the area and it was quickly spotted traveling north on Baring Street. Police officers quickly stopped the vehicle at the traffic circle just outside of town and apprehended the driver. At that point, a pas-senger took the wheel of the

vehicle and drove from the scene with at least three other men still in the vehicle with him.

Calais police immediately began pursuing the vehicle, which avoided capture at mul-tiple points. Contacts with outlying police departments along the route were made in advance to attempt to stop the vehicle using a variety of tac-tics; however, the vehicle was not successfully stopped until

it reached Brookton, nearly 45 miles away from Calais. All four remaining suspects were soon arrested after fleeing on foot.

Per Calais Police Chief Da-vid Randall, the five men involved – each of whom have now been charged with con-spiracy to commit murder and aggravated trafficking – are mainly from out of state and in

By Lura Jackson

Following the installation of 354 solar panels earlier this year, Pratt’s auto dealership in Calais has become the greenest GM dealership in the nation. The solar grid, which is the largest in Washington County at this time, produces enough energy to offset the building’s energy needs throughout the year.

“It’s renewable, and it’s really clean,” said owner Ian Pratt of solar power. Prior to the installation of the solar panels, Pratt’s dealership was among the highest-rated green dealerships already as a result of its twenty-year practice of reusing motor oil for heat in the building. “Waste oil isn’t exactly renewable, but as long

as people are still using it in their cars, we can reuse it,” Pratt explained.

The massive 100 kilowatt system produces energy direct-ly for the building. Any excess energy is sent back out to the grid in exchange for energy credits. “I’m creating green power, and if I’m not using it, somebody else is,” Pratt sum-marized. In the winter months, the building draws from the credits it acquired to cover its consumption.

The building is already de-signed to be as energy efficient as possible, including the usage of LED lights and natural light-ing in the showroom and maxi-mally efficient windows. Pratt describes the move to solar power as one based on proper

By Lura Jackson

The Beddington Route 9 rest stop that has been managed by Maryann and Frank Janusz for the past nine years is currently scheduled to cease operations in six months based on the loss of funding from the state Department of Transportation [DOT]. According to the state, continuing the contract with the Januszes or their successors at its present rate of $3,200 a month is not financially sound,

a determination that the Janusz-es are currently challenging. For its part, the state is plan-ning on having an arrangement in place for an alternative rest stop before the contract with the Januszes expires.

The news of the pending closure has been met with some distress by residents in communities throughout Washington County as a result of the importance of Route 9 for vehicular travel to and from

The Olde Boston Shoe Store Now Open Downtown

The installation of 354 solar panels at Pratt's dealership in Calais has made it the greenest dealership in the country while providing it with all the energy it needs on a year-round basis. (Photo courtesy of Sundog Solar)

Among the vendors that have joined The Olde Boston Shoe Store to display their wares are (left to right) Lois Young, Anita Wright, Amy DiCenzo, Marlys Farn, and Paul Ouellette. The store is now open from Tuesday to Saturday, offering its visitors a wide selection of antiques, fine arts, and more. (Photo by Lura Jackson)US Route 1, Calais • 207-454-0600

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Police Chase(continued from page 1)their 20s. Four men are from Bronx, New York: Marcos Luis Figueroa-Frias, 21; Elmer Frias, 26; Jordan Rodriguez, 24; and Saul Figueroa, 20. One man is from Baileyville: Stephen Perkins, 27. All of the men are now being held at the Washington County Jail with a cash bail of $250,000.

Perkins, who was trans-porting the 110 baggies of crack cocaine, is additionally charged with possession of a scheduled drug.

Police officers from Calais, Baileyville, Indian Township, the Maine State Police, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the US Border Patrol and Washington County Sher-iff’s Office all participated in the incident.

“All area law enforcement agencies worked together last night as we always have, as one unit,” said Baileyville Police Chief Bob Fitzsimmons in praise of the efforts of the officers involved. “It doesn’t matter the color of the uniform, the mission is the same: protect our citizens and investigate the

Pratt(continued from page 1)timing, based on the cost of the panels and the available tax incentives. “I’ve always been about energy efficiency and trying to do what makes sense financially and environ-mentally,” Pratt said. “With proper planning, the two things can converge. You can be both environmentally friendly and economically friendly. I won’t do one without the other.”

It will take years to recover the expenses for the solar panel system, but over the long term, the system will more than pay for itself. “It’s good long-term investment for the area and the community,” Pratt said. “I’m a big believer that if you can be more efficient and cleaner, why wouldn’t you? It can be cost effective, even in this climate. Believe or not, we do quite well in this climate with solar power.”

Solar as a Viable Power Solution

For Sundog Solar, the com-pany that installed Pratt’s sys-tem – which, until recently, was the largest the company had built – the dealership’s invest-ment is one that makes sense on multiple levels. “Solar en-ergy is a super-positive thing,” said Danny Piper, co-owner of Sundog Solar. “People are making this choice, it’s given them economic independence, and it’s keeping money in the

Stephen Perkins, 27, of Bai-leyville, Maine.

Elmer Frias, 26, of Bronx, New York.

Marcos Luis Figueroa-Frias, 21 of Bronx, New York.

Saul Figueroa, 20, of Bronx, New York.

Jordan Rodriguez, 24 of Bronx, New York.

state through tax credits that enable people to spend money locally.” The environmental element of solar power is an-other strong incentive, Piper said. While solar panels do take energy to produce, the impact of their production is offset within three years of their thirty-plus year lifespan. “At this point, we all need to be responsible for making that decision, and if money’s not holding us back, what is?”

Through Sundog Solar, resi-dents and business owners can install solar panel systems at no upfront cost. The company works with banks to offer loans to individuals and businesses. Every month, the loan is paid at a comparable rate to a util-ity payment. After about ten years, the system is paid off and the building owner begins generating free power with no associated loan costs.

Individuals and businesses also benefit from tax cred-its that make installing solar power particularly attractive. For nonprofits, Sundog Solar offers Power Purchase Agree-ments, in which an organiza-tion can request a solar power installation at no initial cost. Sundog installs the equipment and provides power to the building at a lower monthly fee than utility companies. Later on, the nonprofit can choose to purchase the solar array or to continue purchasing the power from Sundog Solar. “It’s an im-

mediate way for nonprofits to see instant cash-flow savings,” Piper said.

Those who are considering installing a solar power system would do well to do so soon. The state Public Utility Com-mission approved a change recently that will affect how solar systems like the one at Pratt’s are handled. The change will reduce the credits given to energy producers when ex-cess energy is produced by 10 percent per year for the next 10 years. As a result of public pushback against the change in policy, the state has agreed to grandfather in existing projects such as Pratt’s so that their credits going forward will not be affected, and it has extended the deadline for projects to be grandfathered in at no pen-alty to April of 2018. In other words, all projects built before next April will be protected against a loss in investment due to depreciating credits, regardless of whether the state policy reverses or not.

Car Crash in Dennysville

Two vehicles engaged in a head-on collision on Sunday, December 31st in Dennysville. The Washington County Sher-iff’s Office received the report at approximately 6:00 p.m. and immediately dispatched to assist those involved. The crash occurred on Route 1 in Dennysville in the vicinity of the Route 86 intersection.

During the crash, a 2010 Chevrolet pickup operated by Justin Wentworth, 42, of Pembroke, struck a 2013 Chevrolet pickup operated by Nancy Curtis, 36, of Den-nysville. Both operators were transported by ambulance due to injuries sustained during the crash. Curtis was transported by Lifeflight to Eastern Maine Medical Center from Machias with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under in-vestigation. The Dennysville Fire Department, Dennysville Ambulance, and Pleasant Point Ambulance also re-sponded to the crash scene.

crime.” Chief Fitzsimmons expressed his gratitude that nobody was hurt as a result of the activity and that the suspects were apprehended.

He described briefly how the cold temperatures added to the challenge of the evening. “Law enforcement officers spent hours in the sub-zero tempera-

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Airline Rest Stop(continued from page 1)the Eastern parts of the state. Before the Januszes took the contract with the state to of-fer a rest stop adjacent to the Airline Lodge and Snack Bar, of which they are the owners, the DOT maintained a some-what questionable facility at Mopang Stream turnout.

The DOT acknowledges that the former Mopang facility was not ideal. Describing the facil-ity as essentially an outhouse, DOT Highway Maintenance Engineer Brian Burne said the site had its problems. “You’d get all kinds of strange people that would come in and use it, and there would be problems with vandals. Sometimes peo-ple would smear fecal matter around. It became a pain in the neck to maintain.” The state began looking for alternative options, and bids were sought for private contractors that could maintain a rest facility on the Airline.

The Airline Lodge and Snack Bar Rest FacilityThe Januszes came forward

with the lowest bid, and they struck an agreement with the state to receive $3,760 a month for maintaining the facility, including covering materials, repairs, utilities, and cleaning it regularly. While their costs were met, the Januszes did experience some surprises, one of which was related to the cost of insurance, amounting to $6,000 a year. “At the time, when we were bidding, we had no idea how much insur-ance would be,” Maryann said. Other expenses began adding up, including frequent vandal-ism. “We’ve replaced between 15 and 20 hand dryers in the past nine years,” Frank said.

The high usage of the rest stop combined with the unex-pected expenses did not deter the Januszes from wanting to continue with the contract beyond the initial five-year agreement. When it came time to extend the contract, howev-er, the Januszes were shocked when the state lowered its monthly agreement offer by 15 percent to $3,200. Despite the reduction, the Januszes agreed to two additional two year contracts, the second of which expired on December 23rd.

When it came time to con-sider extending the contract a third time, DOT engineer Burne conducted a review of the various rest stops that the state maintains. His findings indicated that the Airline rest stop was “much higher” in cost than the other facilities, prompting him to initially offer a comparable rate of $1,105 a month. After meeting with the

Januszes and discussing the various expenses of the site, including insurance and van-dalism, his offer was increased to $2,000. “I’m not trying to short-change them,” Burne said. “My whole intent was to negotiate a price that is fair for tax payers and for the service provided.”

According to the Januszes, the facility cannot be oper-ated at $2,000 a month. They list their monthly expenses at $3,174, an amount that in-cludes $300 in utilities, $125 for septic maintenance, $60 for dumpster removal, $500 for insurance, $35 for property taxes, $335 for snowplowing, $63 for salt, $200 for vandal-ism, $667 for two hours a day labor at $10 an hour, $475 in cleaning and restroom sup-plies, and $414 for a 15 percent management fee.

The Januszes contend that Burne’s assessment of cost is erroneous on several counts. While Burne lists the Airline facility as having a cost of $108.75 per square foot, he also lists the facility as be-ing 320 square feet, based on the original submitted plans. The Januszes disagree with that measure, asserting that the facility is 407 square feet, thus making its cost $85.50 per square foot.

The next highest cost facil-ity, by comparison, is in Yar-mouth, where the state pays $35.68 for the facility. Among the lowest costing facilities is the one in Hampden, which is $26.00 a square foot. How-ever, the Januszes disagree with the method of comparing the Airline rest stop with the Hampden facility because of its building also containing a visitor information center. “You can’t compare cleaning a public restroom with sweeping

was developed.Future Options for the Rest

StopAccording to Burne, the state

has a few options for how it will move forward. “We’re not trying to remove a rest area from Route 9,” affirmed Burne. “We’re trying to put in a rest area that’s similar to what’s there, but it would be on state land.” When facilities are located on private land, the state can’t send in contractors to work on the property, which can produce difficulties and financial challenges.

One of the options is to reinvigorate the Mopang rest area by building a new facility, installing cameras, and offer-ing wi-fi on site. While Burne agrees that cameras are not as effective in resolving some is-sues as having someone on-site can be, he said that by having the site as a wi-fi location state employees – including the Maine State Police – will be able to utilize the site for some out of office work. “Having wi-fi there would add more of a presence than we’ve had there in the past,” Burne said.

The Mopang option is not a preferable one, according to State Representative Joyce

the floor in the visitor center,” Maryann said.

Burne refuted the claim that the Airline rest stop couldn’t be compared to the others in the list, particularly the Med-way rest stop, which does not contain a visitor information center and costs $39.31 per square foot. “It is apples to apples,” Burne explained.

With no agreement reached between the two parties, the Januszes reached out to their legislators to see if any assis-tance could be rendered. State Representative Larry Lock-man met with the couple and then with State Commissioner David Bernhardt to express their concerns and those of constituents leery of returning to earlier facilities. “Frank and Maryann have done a great job at that location,” Lockman said. “I’m concerned that if the state relocates the facilities to another area there will be problems with vandalism, such as happened at the Crawford location that was eventually abandoned. People don’t want to stop at a facility that is unat-tended.” The state agreed that it would keep the Airline facil-ity open for six more months until an alternative solution

Maker. “I have great concern about the security of this alter-nate site,” Maker said. “It is not safe out there anymore and I do have concern with no people around and no guarantee of cell service, and it is not a halfway point for people.”

Having people around the rest stop, such as the employ-ees at the Airline restaurant, is a potentially life-saving mea-sure, the Januszes expressed. Several years ago, a fellow had a heart attack and received assistance from a former nurse student working as an em-ployee at the rest stop. Another fellow had oxygen provided to him by Frank, who was certified in first aid. “There have been so many times that someone has needed help,” Maryann said. “So many times people have broken down and we’ve let them keep their cars there, or we’ll call a tow truck for them.”

A second option the state is considering is to construct a facility just down the road from the Airline rest stop at the state’s maintenance garage, which Representative Maker says would be a better choice. “Its location is similar to the [Airline rest stop] and have been told they would be replac-ing the building with one at least as good as what currently exists at the snack bar.”

A third option is in the hands of the new owners of the re-cently-sold Airline Lodge and Snack Bar. While the Januszes attempted unsuccessfully to negotiate the price they assert is needed to maintain the facil-ity, the new owners are free to take the state’s offer of $2,000 a month to continue doing so beyond June 2018. Per Burne, however, he has not received any contact from the new own-ers at this point.

The rest stop located on Route 9 next to the Airline Lodge and Snack Bar is scheduled to close in 6 months as a result of a loss of state funding due to a lack of agreement related to costs. (Facebook photo)

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To The Editor:Once again the traffic lights

on North Street at the junc-tion of McDonald’s, Machias Savings Bank, Johnson’s True Value and Calais IGA

have for some reason been turned to flashing and as usual, when this is done, the traffic congestion disap-pears.

This just proves that the

lights should be flashing 24/7 so that traffic can flow in a timely manner. To my knowledge no accidents have been reported due to the flashing lights and no longer

are drivers detouring through IGA parking lot to avoid them. Leave them flashing and let the traffic flow.

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Maine Community Foundation Warns of Telephone ScamA person using a fraudulent

phone number identified as the Maine Community Foundation has made calls in an attempt to solicit gifts from people in Maine.

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previous gifts and asked them to consider making a credit card gift or another type of gift. These calls are not associ-ated with the Maine Commu-nity Foundation and the public should hang up immediately.

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The Olde Boston Shoe Store Now Open DowntownBy Lura Jackson

There’s a new store to check out downtown – with a familiar name and a familiar location, but an entirely different selec-tion of products. The Olde Bos-ton Shoe Store is now open, and it is nearly full of a wide range of antiques, crafts, and fine arts, all provided by vendors from the area. The storefront was the vision of Amy DiCenzo, who, along with 15 vendors, has rapidly worked to get it in browsable condition over the past week.

“We wanted to start the new year out with a bang,” said Marlys Farn, one of the vendors involved in the opening of the store. Farn describes how the location was chosen for its ample window displays, and vendors have been attracted

by the independence of being able to build the displays them-selves. “It was time for a new adventure.”

After mulling for a while on what to call the new store, Di-Cenzo decided to build on the familiar. “Everybody knows where the Boston Shoe Store was, so I decided to keep it that way,” DiCenzo explains. “There’s a lot of memorabilia around that we’ll have on dis-play.” Other similarities will carry over, including the Ber-nardini nut selection.

Among the vendors that have opted to showcase their wares are several that carry antiques, including Lois Young, Paul and Mike Ouellette, Mary Weston, and BJ Johnson. Marlys Farn, Gerry Reynolds, and Don Dun-bar are among the talented art-ists who are featured in the shop

for their particular specialties, being Raku pottery, quilted items, and photography, re-spectively. Clothing from Mary Pelletier of S&M Designs will be available, as will items from Bill and Val Kilby.

“We’ve got a bit of every-thing, from nuts to antiques,” described DiCenzo. The wide variety of vendors and their ability to add new items con-stantly will ensure that the shop will be changing frequently. “There will be something new every day.”

Since making the decision to open the store on December 23rd, DiCenzo has been thrilled with the response from vendors thus far. “Without the group that we have, I never would have been able to do this,” she said. The group has been working as a team to renovate

the store day and night. While much of the work has already been accomplished, there are still a few finishing touches that will be taking place.

As the store gets established, DiCenzo is planning on offer-ing classes to the community in the future. She estimates that around February there will be a class on furniture restoration, possibly taught by herself and Mary Weston.

The Olde Boston Shoe Store is open from Tuesday to Sat-urday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but DiCenzo adds that “if the light is on in the back on Sunday or Monday, feel free to stop by.” She invites those interested in having a space in the store to give her a call at 318-5040.

DMR To Choose Elver Quotas For 2018 Season, Sets Public Hearing Date

This proposed rulemaking establishes the elver quota al-locations for the 2018 season for individuals licensed under §§6505-A and 6302-A, and the method of calculating indi-vidual elver quota allocations for individuals licensed under 6505-A. 2018 allocations for

individuals who held a license in 2017 will be the same as their 2017 allocations, plus any quo-ta associated with licenses not renewed in 2017, or licenses suspended for the duration of the 2018 season, which will be distributed evenly to all license holders with an allocation of

less than 50 lbs in 2017. Indi-viduals who become eligible to purchase an elver license in the 2018 elver license lottery will receive a quota of 4 lbs. The rule-making also deletes language that has been moved to Chapter 55.

A public hearing for the

proposal is scheduled for Janu-ary 17, 2018 at 4 p.m., DMR Offices, Room 118, Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta, Maine.

For more information, visit www.maine.gov/dmr

Good News to Start the YearWe’re now sitting at the top of the year, looking ahead to the

more than 350 days in front of us that will comprise 2018. What will the year hold, either for us as individuals or as a community? None of us can know the future, of course, but it can be irresistible to think about what may transpire. Rather than getting into the weeds of making predictions, we can acknowledge the following facts about our current state of existence.

As a species, we’re getting healthier. A vaccine for cholera has been developed, and leprosy is set to be eradicated by 2020. Since 1991, cancer deaths have dropped by 25 percent in the United States. Our planet is recovering in some ways, too – the spot in the ozone layer is the smallest it’s been since 1988, and Brazil initiated the largest tropical rainforest reforestation effort ever, replanting 73 million trees. In the United States, we now have 9 billion more cubic feet of trees than we did in 1953. Around the world, 1.2 billion people gained access to electricity for the first time ever in the past 16 years.

It isn’t hard to find good news with a little digging, and when we find it, it makes the future seem like a brighter place. Human-ity continues to move forward, and it’s up to each of us to keep that momentum going.

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December 1, 2017: Terry Johnson, age 38, of Pem-broke, Maine was charged with Passing a Stopped School Bus.

December 6, 2017: Donald Holmes, age 56, of Calais, Maine was charged with As-sault.

December 8, 2017: Mandy Richter, age 29, of Princeton, Maine was charged with War-rant for Failure to Appear.

December 8, 2017: Ashley Bunker, age 34, of East Ma-chias, Maine was charged with Theft.

December 9, 2017: Michael Wilson, age 34, of Calais, Maine was charged with Op-erating After Suspension.

December 10, 2017: Mi-chael Steadman, age 34, of Perry, Maine was charged with Criminal Mischief and Operating after Suspension.

December 11, 2017: Day-ton Schiff, age 52, of Calais, Maine was charged with Passing a Stopped School Bus.

December 12, 2017: Lo-retta Cleghorn, age 35, of Little Ridge, New Brunswick

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thony Cleghorn, age 26, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick was charged with Theft.

December 19, 2017: Katie Smith, age 31, of Calais, Maine was charged with Theft.

December 22, 2017: Eric Carson, age 35, of Rob-binston, Maine was charged with Possession of Scheduled Drugs, Operating after Sus-pension and Illegal Attach-ment of Registration Plates.

December 23, 2017: Gerald Geisinger, age 32, of Pem-broke, Maine was charged with Warrant for Unpaid Fines and Warrant for Proba-tion Violation.

December 26, 2017: Carl-ton Downes, age 38, of Ed-munds, Maine was charged with Warrant for Failure to Appear.

December 28, 2017: Ste-phen Perkins, age 27, of Bai-leyville, Maine was charged with 1. Aggravated Attempted Murder. 2. Attempted Mur-der, 3. Conspiracy to Commit Murder/ 4. Aggravated Traf-

ficking in Scheduled Drugs. 5. Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs

December 28, 2017: Mar-cos Figuereo-Frias, age 21, of Bronx, New York was charged with 1. Aggravated Attempted Murder. 2. At-tempted Murder. 3. Con-spiracy to Commit Murder. 4. Aggravated Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs

December 28, 2017: Saul Figueroa, age 20, of Bronx, New York was charged with 1. Aggravated Attempted Murder. 2. Attempted Mur-der. 3. Conspiracy to Commit Murder. 4. Aggravated Traf-ficking in Scheduled Drugs

December 28, 2017: Elmer Frias, age 26, of Bronx, New York was charged with 1. Ag-gravated Attempted Murder. 2. Attempted Murder. 3. Con-spiracy to Commit Murder. 4. Aggravated Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs

December 28, 2017: Jordan Rodriguez age 24 of Bronx, New York was charged with 1. Aggravated Attempted Murder. 2. Attempted Mur-der. 3. Conspiracy to Commit

Murder. 4. Aggravated Traf-ficking in Scheduled Drugs

2017/12/30 Karsha Hill, age 48, of Baileyville, Maine was charged with Operating Without a License.

The Calais Police Depart-

ment responded to 168 In-cidents in the month of De-cember

Calls for Service 136. Ac-cidents 16. Citations 16.

St. Stephen Fire Chief Retires

From the St. Stephen Fire Department:We, the members of the St Stephen Fire Department, would

like to take this opportunity to thank Chief Jeff Richardson for his 37 years of service, 25 of which has been as Chief. It has been a great honour and privilege to have you as our Chief. Whoever is our next Chief will have a big set of shoes to fill to keep up your legacy. So on this last day of work [December 29th] enjoy yourself, Chief Richardson. Thank you again from all your fire department family! Happy retirement, Chief.

Local Students Make Dean’s List-Dylan Angiolillo of Eastport named to Berea College Dean’s

List.-Rebecca Whitney of Jonesboro named to Elmira College Dean’s

List for Fall 2017 term.

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Minimum Wage Increases to $10 an Hour in MaineBy Lura Jackson

With the turning of the cal-endar to 2018, minimum wage has reached a historic high in Maine. Voters in 2016 approved a ballot question that would increase the minimum wage in Maine incrementally by $1 a year until 2020 when it will be $12 an hour. Last year, the mini-mum wage increased to $9 in the state, and this year, it increased to $10. The changes will have an increasing impact on the City of Calais itself, as well as for local businesses.

With federal minimum wage remaining at $7.50, the first in-crease to $9 an hour had a swift impact in Washington County. Based on data from 2015 from the Maine Department of Labor,

approximately ten percent of workers in Washington County were earning less than $9 an hour when the change happened last year.

In Calais, the increase last year resulted in a direct increase to the city budget of $16,000 to compensate for the increased pay for seasonal workers, according to City Finance Director Crystal Gallina. “The City planned for the minimum wage increase during the budgeting process,” Gallina said, referring to the previous city budget. “Thank-fully, there were other areas of savings so that the mil rate was able to remain unchanged.” The increase to $10 an hour this year have not yet been worked into the city’s budget. The workers that are primarily affected by

the change are those that work with the Recreation Department during the summer and the em-ployees of the city cemetery.

Even though not all workers in the city will be getting a raise, the fact that many will be hired on at a rate that is comparable to seasoned or trained workers will produce the need for addi-tional increases. Per Gallina, the Calais Fire-EMS department is primarily affected in that regard. “Additional raises have to be considered as the incentive pay for achieving certain certifica-tions or longevity is diminished, or wiped out altogether,” Gallina explained. Like the sewer and water departments, however, the ambulance service has a budget separate from the city with its own revenue stream, meaning

local taxes will not be used for any wage increases.

Each year will necessitate further balancing by the city and for local businesses as the minimum wage continues to increase. Barring any significant changes, Maine’s offering of $12 as a minimum wage in 2020 will make it among the high-est paying states in the nation. Another major change that is part of the referendum is that all tipped workers will be making a flat rate of $12 an hour in 2024, a move that will dramatically affect local restaurants.

While the increases to mini-mum wage are clearly an im-provement over the stagnant federal minimum wage, data from the Maine Department of Labor indicates that it is still in-

sufficient for most households in Maine. In 2010, a single person living alone would require a wage of $10.26 an hour to make ends meet. A single person with one child would need $17.66, while single parents with two children would need $21.14. For households with two parents and two children but only one income, the amount needed is $15.67 per hour. Lastly, house-holds with two working parents and two children would need $12.98. In other words, based on data from 2010, only single people living alone will be mak-ing sufficient income as a result of the minimum wage change in Maine.

Tax Credits Available for Select Home ModificationsBy Lura Jackson

There’s a new tax credit available in the state of Maine that could benefit residents living in Washington County depending on their particular situations and if certain home modifications were made in 2017. The AccessAble Home income tax credit can be used for a credit of up to $9,000 on tax returns.

To be eligible for the tax cred-it, home owners that make less than $55,000 a year would have needed to complete changes

to their residence in 2017 to make it more accessible for an individual that has disabilities or physical handicaps. Such changes could have involved adding grab bars, access ramps, or doorbells for the hearing im-paired, moving light switches, widening doorways, modifying flooring to make it safer and reduce the potential for trips and falls, creating a handicap accessible parking space, grad-ing an outside space to make it more manageable, or modifica-tions to tubs or showers to make them more accessible, such as

by adding seating.There is a wide range of po-

tentially applicable modifica-tions that would qualify for the credit, and those who think they may be eligible but aren’t sure can contact MaineHousing at 1-800-452-4668. A certification of the work must be requested by March 1st. If, for some reason, that deadline can’t be met, an extension on filing the state taxes for the year can be requested to enable the credit to be applied.

The work may have been completed by a contractor or

by the homeowner themselves, according to the program’s website. The certification pro-cess includes detailing what changes were made, providing invoices or receipts of labor done or materials purchased, and photographs of the work accomplished. The form neces-sary for requesting certification is available on the website at mainehousing.org/programs-services/HomeImprovement/accessablehome. The form must be filed with the hom-eowner’s state taxes.

The amount of the credit is

dependent on how much the homeowner makes. Those making less than $25,000 will receive 100 percent of up to $9,000, based on their modifi-cations. The amount received generally decreases by 10 percent for every $5,000 more the individual makes. Those making between $45,000 and $55,000 will receive 50 percent, meaning they could receive up to $4,500 in credit depending on their modifications.

Maine ATV & Snowmobile Laws is Now Available Digitally!

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is now providing the ATV & Snowmobile laws digitally. Printed copies will no longer be available. Here’s why:

It’s convenient. Even without cell or internet service, smart-phone users can access their pre-downloaded law book to check a technical rule, confirm registration fees, etc.

It’s flexible. You can down-load the full law book. You can also look up specific laws or rules any time on our website.

It helps the Maine outdoors. Every year, we print over 125,000 ATV & Snowmobile law books. That’s (a) a lot of paper, and (b) a lot of money that we think would be better spent preserving Maine’s fish and wildlife and their habitats. Trusting that many of you will agree and opt for the digital version, we reduced the num-ber of printed copies of the hunting law book a bit this year, and eliminated printing of the ATV & Snowmobile law book.

Going more digital is just one way we can work together for the Maine outdoors. Are you in?

From everyone at MDIFW, we wish you a happy New Year and a safe and enjoyable season!

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WCCC Art Show Showcases Student Talent

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The eleven students of Wash-ington County Community College’s Art for Beginners class were the focal point of an art show held in the col-lege library on Wednesday, December 20th. Artwork from each of the students was hung throughout the library, giving students, their families, faculty and guests the opportunity to explore a visual feast.

This semester’s class was designed to be an introduc-tion to the artistic field, invit-ing students to learn the finer points of drawing with a pencil and to explore various forms of artistic styles to determine what they, themselves, have a penchant for. “The big idea is to just let yourself have artistic preferences,” said instruc-tor KarryAnn Nadeau. She described how a class such as Art for Beginners enables students to approach creativ-ity from new directions, and it emphasizes how important art is in their daily life.

Not all students were keen from the beginning of the class on art, as some took it to fulfill a requirement for an elec-tive class, Nadeau explained. Their perspective gradually changed. “By the end, they at least acknowledged that if you have a creative practice, like sculpting with the rocks on the beach, or whatever it may be, it can make you more resilient. It can give you more versatility at your job.” The students in the class came from various backgrounds and programs, including welding, education, liberal studies, and phlebotomy. For elementary teachers in particular, having an art background can enable schools to offer more creative opportunities to children.

During the course of the semester, various artistically-oriented speakers were invited to come in and address the

class. One of those speakers was Helen Messemer-Thomas, who advised the students on available grants and careers in the artistic field. “Liter-ally, some of my students’ jaws dropped,” Nadeau said. “They didn’t realize that these careers and earning potentials existed.”

For the students, Nadeau’s class was beneficial and re-freshing. Liberal studies stu-dent David Carter described the class as “certainly interest-ing.” He felt that Nadeau was effective at guiding the class, including fostering his own penchant for creating stylized depictions of people. “Karry-Ann is a very good teacher. She was very supportive and helped us explore our talents. I feel like I am a little bit better at drawing than I used to be.”

As part of the class, students were assigned to pick an artistic master to study and replicate some of their more famous works. Picasso, Edvard Munch, and Van Gogh were among those chosen. Criminal Justice and Liberal Studies student

Bryan Mitchell, who chose Picasso, found the experience to be intensive and rewarding. He spent several hours render-ing three versions of Picasso’s “The Old Guitarist”, adding more color to each. “It was kind of challenging trying to recreate his work,” Mitchell said. All in all, Mitchell said the class helped him grow as an artist.

Some of the students from the class are already looking forward to next semester’s of-fering of Mixed Media. Kait-lin Barrett, a Liberal Studies student that will be transfer-ring into nursing, is eagerly anticipating the opportunity to explore painting. Barrett appreciates the art classes as they provide an alternative to the intensive studying and testing in the more academic-oriented classes. “It’s a nice, stress-free class, something I looked forward to coming to.” She added that she “definitely” feels it helped her progress her in art.

The Department is seeking one shrimp trawling ves-sel and captain to collect northern shrimp samples in the Maine midcoast area, making at least three trips, and conducting three short tows each trip, beginning in late January, 2018, fish-ing once about every two to three weeks, until the shrimp are no longer carrying eggs, perhaps near the middle of March. The Department has up to $3,450 (in total) to pay the project participant.

The purpose of the project is to collect northern shrimp samples during the winter period when the shrimp are in inshore waters, to collect data on the timing of the egg hatch, and the size, gender, and developmental stage of the shrimp. The shrimp samples should be collected from traditional shrimp fish-ing grounds in the Maine midcoast area, anywhere

between Small Point (Phipps-burg) and Pemaquid Point. The fishing locations within that region will be chosen by the captain.

For more information, visit www.maine.gov/dmr/science-research/species/shrimp/winter2018.html

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JANUARY 3: Book Lov-er’s Cafe at the Calais Free Library from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

JANUARY 3 & 4: Building Bicycle Tourism Down East. Join WCCOG and the Bicy-cle Coalition of Maine for a training around bicycle tour-ism and the overall tourism economy in the Down East region. 1/3 in Calais at City Hall on Church Street from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 1/4 in Trescott at CCLC Rice Hall from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. FMI and to register, follow this link: https://bicycletour-ismdowneast.eventbrite.com or call 207-546-3600.

JANUARY 5: CAN-CELLED - Riverside Re-bekah Lodge #140 Food Sale at the Baileyville Food Mart from 9 a.m. to noon.

JANUARY 6: Lego Club at the Calais Free Library from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

JANUARY 10: Wednesday Weavers at the Calais Free Li-brary from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

JANUARY 13: Valley Gos-pel Singers in concert at the Second Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. Free concert with love offering.

JANUARY 18: Skills USA students at CHS will be hold-ing a spaghetti supper at 5:00 p.m. at the CHS cafeteria. Take out and delivery available.

JANUARY 20: Storytell-ers Group at the Calais Free Library from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Share your stories and your memories. Coffee and sweets will be served.

JANUARY 21: St. Croix Valley Amateur Radio Club (SCVARC) monthly meet-ing at 5:30 p.m. in the recre-

FEBRUARY 2: Riverside Rebekah Lodge #140 Food Sale at the Baileyville Food Mart from 9 a.m. to noon.

FEBRUARY 10: Storytell-ers Group at the Calais Free Library from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Share your stories and your memories. Coffee and sweets will be served.

ation room at the Methodist Homes.

JANUARY 26: Calais Area Breast Cancer Support Group will be meeting at 3 p.m. in the downstairs parlor at the Cal-ais United Methodist Church, 849 Main St., Calais. This free “gathering” is a comfort-ing and safe environment to find encouragement and hope. Open to all that have a breast cancer diagnosis. FMI call Marianne at 454-0501.

JANUARY 26: The Coffee House at the Calais Free Li-brary from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

-2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays every month at 7:00 p.m.: The Monday Night Music Circle at CCLC. Bring an instrument or come and listen!

-Irene Chadbourne food pantry open 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed holidays.

-TOPS 228 Baileyville meets at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at People’s United Meth-odist Church, Baileyville. Corner of Third and Summit Street.

-Zumba, dance-based fitness is being offered at St. Anne’s Church in Calais at 8:30 a.m. All levels welcome.

-Are you affected by a loved one’s drinking? AL-ANON

-Chair Drumming at St. Anne’s Church in Calais at 9:00 a.m.

meets every Monday at 7:00 p.m. at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church.

-Calais Community Cafe is serving lunch at noon at 72 Palmer Lane, Calais. For res-ervations call 454-2215.

-St. Croix International Quilter’s Guild meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Methodist Homes Rec. Center at 6:00 p.m. New mem-bers welcome.

-AL-ANON meets at 6:30 p.m. in the old Calais Hospital basement.

-St. Croix Valley Internation-al Garden Club meets April to January, third Wednesday af-ternoon of the month. Activi-ties include garden tours, dem-onstrations, speakers and tips. FMI Anne (506) 466-6637 or email us at SCVIGC@yahoo.com

-Are you affected by a loved one’s drinking? AL-ANON meets every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m at West Lubec Meth-odist Church.

-Eastern Area on Aging will be offering exercise classes on Wednesdays for $4 with healthy snack included at 72 Palmer Street in Calais at 10:00 a.m. For more info call 454-2215.

-Calais Community Cafe is serving lunch at noon at 72 Palmer Lane, Calais. For res-ervations call 454-2215.

-Wednesday morning knit-ters at the Calais Free Library from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Up-coming dates: Jan. 17 & 31.

-Ecstatic Dance at Eastport Arts Center from 5-6 p.m. All are invited. The group’s motto is: “dance to release stress, and not to impress.” Info: Robin, (207) 853-9211 or coastalme-photography@gmail.com.

-Irene Chadbourne food pantry open 10:00 a.m. to noon. Closed holidays.

-Crafters gather to work on projects at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anne’s, Church St., Calais - FMI call 454-8016.

-Homeschool Thursdays at the Calais Free Library from

-Wiggles and Giggles at the Calais Free Library from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ba-bies, toddlers, and caregivers are welcome.

-Irene Chadbourne food pantry open 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Closed holidays.

-Creative Coloring at St. Anne’s Church St., Calais from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. FMI call 454-8016.

-Pokemon Club at the Calais Free Library from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

-Overcomers Meeting at St. Croix Valley Assembly of God Church in Calais for those wanting to turn their lives around after prison or those wanting to break from drug/alcohol addiction. FMI call 207-454-8160.

-Sacred Harp or Shape Note Singing held at the CCLC on the first Saturday of ev-ery month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. FMI: contact Kris Paprocki (207) 952-0922.

-Robotics at the Calais Free Library from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Upcoming dates: Jan. 20 & 27.

-Gentle Flow Yoga with Katie Wilson at Eastport Arts Center, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Info: anchorandbalanceyo-ga@gmail.com.

-Science Saturdays at the Calais Free Library from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Upcoming dates: Jan. 20 & 27.

-First Sunday of the month: Coffeehouse at Cobscook Community Learning Center from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

-Vanceboro United Method-ist Supper Church at 4:30 p.m. at the town community center. Food for body and soul. FMI call Cheryl at 207-794-8443.

-Odd Fellow Breakfast 2nd Sunday of every month. Hill-side Street, Baileyville from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

-3rd Sunday of the winter months from January, at least until the time change - St. Cro-ix Valley Amateur Radio Club (SCVARC) monthly meetings in the Recreation Room at the Methodist Homes at 5:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m. to noon.-Zumba, dance-based fitness

is being offered at St. Anne’s Church in Calais at 8:30 a.m. All levels welcome.

-International Dance at East-port Arts Center, Tuesdays AND Thursdays from 4:30-6:00 p.m. All welcome to ex-plore world dance traditions. Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian and Israeli music, and more. Info: eastportartscenter.org.

-Every other Thursday at CCLC, Thursday Writers group from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. No fee. All writers are welcome! FMI mrbrown64@msn.com.

-Crafting with Grammy Helen at the Calais Free Li-brary from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive phar-maceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs of addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free screenings and referrals. 800-431-1754 or DrugA-buseSolution.com

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On Saturday, January 6th at 6:00 p.m., St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Calais will be holding an evening epiphany service honoring the story of the three wise men following the star to find the baby Jesus. In the Episcopal tradition, Epiphany marks the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas and also the beginning of the season of Epiphany. Eucharist will be offered and all are invited to participate in Communion. (Painting by Gabriela Pirolo)

St. Anne's to Hold Epiphany Service

Crafters at the Calais Free Library

Several community members put their crafting skills to good use recently at the Calais Free Library as they enjoyed the opportunity to build their own snowmen - in conditions that were decidedly warmer than the ones outside! (Facebook photos)

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NEWS

LADY BLUE DEVILS ACTION BASKETBALL - VARSITY

Pictured is the Calais Lady Blue Devil varsity squad. Members include front l-r: Natalie Altvater, Lau-ren Cook, Prue Maxwell, Serina Fredette, and Olivia Huckins. Back l-r: Libby Bitar, Sophie McVicar, Nedra Bassett, Nicole DiLeo, Cecilla Foccardi, and Coach Arnolds Clark. (Photo by John Rogers)

Calais Lady Blue DevilsStill Undefeated at 5-0

The Calais Lady Blue Devils handled Lincoln and George Stevens Academy this past week resulted in a 7th place in the Northern Class C heal points standings with a perfect 5-0 record. Sophomore Lauren Cook continues to pace the Calais attack earn-ing 23-points against their Mattanawcook hosts. Lincoln took a 28-26 lead into the start of the third period when Calais’ defense kicked in again, holding their Class C hosts to just 6-points in the third while Calais was paced by Sophie McVicar with 9 and Lauren 8 to surge to a 46-35 lead, never looking back to the 60-46 finish. Sophie hit 13-points over 32-minutes of action, Libby Bitar 12, and Prue Maxwell 8 in the victory.

Calais 11 26 46 60Lincoln 14 29 35 46GSA @ CalaisFriday at home Calais jumped early securing a 29-18 advantage

at the half as Lauren Cook knocked down 17-points (6-rebounds, 4-assists) and Sophie McVicar 8 to pace the winning gap, as they played their GSA guests to a 69-42 win. Lauren again connected with 23-points and Sophie added 21 in the convincing decision. Olivia Huckins and Libby Bitar (11-boards) added 9-each for Calais. Prue Maxwell had 5-boards, 3-assists, and a steal.

GSA 7 18 30 42Calais 13 29 47 69

Freshman Lady Blue Devil Sophie McVicar bringing the ball up-court. (Photo by John Rogers)

Libby Bitar lays it off the glass after beating the defense. (Photo by John Rogers)

Up and in softly by Lauren Cook for Calais. (Photo by John Rogers)

County MPA Basketball StandingsAs of 12/31CLASS B Boys Place W-L Index Girls Place W-L IndexWashington Academy 5TH 5-2 10.9 16TH 0-8 0.0CLASS C Calais 16TH 1-3 1.1 7TH 5-0 12.1Narraguagus 17TH 1-5 1.1 8TH 5-1 10.9Sumner 15TH 2-3 2.3 20TH 0-7 0.0CLASS DEastport 11TH 1/5 2.1 4TH 3-3 6.9J-B 3RD 4-1 11.2 6TH 4-2 4.7Machias 9TH 3-2 3.3 14TH 0-4 0.0Woodland 1ST 6-0 13.9 3RD 4-1 11.1

Action In Dragons BasketballSingle Win Over East Grand

The top-rated 6-0 Woodland Dragons hosted the East Grand Vikings on Wednesday and put 10-players in the scoring column as the hosts played to an easy 75-31 win. In the decision Sabre Phelps (7-rebounds & 3-steals) and Alex Morrison led all scoring with 14/12-points respectively, Plissey and Gardner hit 10-each, Worden 9 (9-rebounds & 3-steals), and Hayward 7.

East Grand 5 12 21 31Woodland 18 34 53 75

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Shot from the free-stripe by Simone Polches. (Photo by John Rog-ers)

Pictured is the Calais Lady Blue Devil JV squad. Members include front l-r: Stephanie Look, Kelly Carter, Natalie Altvater, Simone Polches, and Natsuki Fukui. Back l-r: Manager Victoria Townsend, Manager Alexis Polches, Tiara Knowles, Elaine Perkins, Cassidy Johnson, Sontee Edwards, Kailey Townsend, Coach Lauren Remington, and Manager Haley Donovan. (Photo by John Rogers)

Natalie Altvater controls the ball out front for Calais. (Photo by John Rogers)

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Blue Devil Basketball ActionWin 1-Point Thriller Over Narraguagus

Earlier in the week Calais hosted GSA and feel quickly behind the third place guests as they

played to a 29-17 advantage after 2-frames. They extended the lead by 7-more in the third and played to a 20-point win, 61-41. Justice Bassett led the Blue Devil attack with 11 and Perkins and Hornbrook added 9-points each, with Dawson Critchley making 6.

GSA 14 29 46 61Calais 9 17 27 41The Knights traveled to Calais on Saturday and the 16th and 17th placed Class C squads squared

off for a thriller that saw numerous lead changes over the 32-minutes of action. After being down 40-35 midway through the fourth period, Calais had earned a 3-point spread off a Matt Perkins score with 6-seconds left on the clock with Narraguagus in possession. The player Matt Perkins was guarding had the ball in his hands in the paint with timing going, so Matt let him go uncon-tested to the glass for 2-points, then the clock ran out of time as the Blue Devils earned a nice 49-48 victory. Jacob Hornbrook had a great night pacing the win with 15-points, Matt added 12, and Addison Coty 11 for Calais.

Narraguagus 12 21 33 48Calais 11 25 33 49

Lady Dragons Basketball ActionWin Two Contests Over Break

The home game against the Calais Lady Blue Devils was canceled due to icy road conditions – this contest will be made-up on Wednesday, January 17. This past Wednesday the third place Lady Dragons hosted a young East Grand squad and jumped to an early 21-5 lead after 8-minutes as 6-players contributed to the tally. The game was over midway with a 40-10 spread and played to a 73-23 finish. Freshman Emily Curtis paced everyone with a big double-double including 14-rebounds & 17-points (3-assists, 3-steals), Jennie Cox had 13 (5-rebounds, 5-steals), Sadie Smith netted 11 (4-rebounds), Shawna Monk, and Russell and Beers added 6-each.

East Grand 5 10 14 23Woodland 21 40 62 73At Machias on Friday Woodland again exploded for 32-first period points with 7-players scoring,

as they powered to an 80-16 win with 9-players contributing. In the win Emily Curtis hit 24 and pulled in 15-rebounds for a great double-double (3-assists, 3-steals), Sadie Smith 13 (5-rebounds, 3-assists, 4-steals), Jennie Cox 12 (7-steals, 4-rebounds, 3-assists), Katie Erskine 11 (4-rebounds, 3-assists), Brooke Russell 8 (4-assists, 2-steals) and Shawna Monk added 7-points.

Woodland 32 46 65 80Machias 1 5 8 16

Calais Rec. BasketballLADY BLUE DEVILS ACTION BB - JV

Inside shot from Lady Blue Devil Sontee Edwards. (Photo by John Rogers)

Clean defensive block from freshman Kailey Townsend. (Photo by John Rogers)

Tiara Knowles takes the pass inside for Calais. (Photo by John Rogers)

• 3rd & 4th Results12-19-17: Bowdoin 42 UMPI

25Spike Bassett led Bowdoin

with 15pts, Frank Miliano with 9pts, Philip Bassett added 6pts, Graycen Harkins, and Louis Newell each had 4pts, Ike Soucy, and John Bassett each with 2pts.

Gaige Farrar led all scorers with 16pts, Noah White added 3pts, Mike Barnard, Cameron Harmon, and Connor Croman each with 2pts for UMPI.

12-21-17: Husson 32 MMA 21

Colby Moholland led all scor-ers with 12pts, Grace Howard added 10pts, Caleb Townsend with 4pts, Olivia Turner, Colin Dwelley, and Logan DePriest chipped in with 2pts for Hus-son.

Craig Cushing led MMA with 11pts, Isaac Sullivan had 6pts, and Johnathan Andrews chipped in with 4pts

11-28-17 Husson 33 UMPI 18

Colby Moholland led all scor-ers with 16pts, Grace Howard added 9pts, Olivia Turner with 4pts, Cameron Dwelley and

Shawn Lyons each had 2pts for Husson.

Gaige Farrar led UMPI with 10pts, Noah White added 6pts and Meadow Rhode had 2pts.

• 5th & 6th Results 12-18-17: Syracuse 39 Kan-

sas 27Syracuse was led by Kaden

Small’s 16-pts, Peyton Morang had 8pts and Kristen Smith with 6pts

Brogan Brown led all scorers with 24pts. Ryley Case added 3pts for Kansas.

12-20-17 Syracuse 55 Duke 21

Kristen Smith led all scorers with 16pts, Payton Morang, and Kaden Small each had 12pts, and Jaycee Harkins added 8pts for Syracuse.

Max Cassidy led Duke with 7pts, Kaeson Dana added 6pts, and Oliver Clark had 4pts.

• 7th & 8th Results12-16-17 Celtics 50 Cavs 20Mathew Dana, and Ti Ben-

nett led the Celtics with 10pts, Sage Phillips had 8pts, Ryland Sabattus, Mercedes Owen, and Nevaeh Thomas each added 6pts, and Faith Thigpen chipped in with 4pts.

Alex Richard led the Cavs with 6pts, Jacob Sockabasin added 5pts, and Landon Ritchie chipped in with 4pts, Trinity Jones and Josh Cline each with 2pts.

Thunder 43 Celtics 35 Reece Sabattus led all scorers

with 17 pts, Jace Cook added 14pts for the Cavs.

Ryland Sabattus led the Celtics with 9pts, Mercedes Owen add-ed 8pts, Sage Phillips chipped in with 6pts.

12-23-17 Thunder 50 Cavs 27

Jace Cook led all scorers with 17pts, Reece Sabattus added 15pts, and Tyler Furtek chipped in with 8pts for the Thunder.

Trinity Jones led the Cavs with 12pts, Alex Richard had 11pts, and Landon Ritchie chipped in with 4pts.

Celtics 42 Cavs 29Mathew Dana led all scorers

with 17pts, Ty Bennett add-ed 8pts, and Ryland Sabattus chipped in with 7pts for the Celtics. Alex Richard led the Cavs with 14pts, Trinity Jones added 11pts, and Landon Ritchie with 4pts.

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Epiphany Celebration with Festival Eucharist January 6th at 6 p.m.

EDWARD J. LAPOINTE JR.Calais – Edward Joseph

LaPointe Jr., 60, died unexpect-edly on December 27, 2017 while in Houlton. Ed was born June 25, 1957 to Edward Sr. and Toad (Corbett) LaPointe in St. Ste-phen, New Brunswick. He was a master electrician and spent over 33 years working as a technician with the telephone company. That was his job, but music was his life. From an early age Ed had a keen ear for music, he picked up a set of drumsticks ear-ly on and never put them down. Drumming flowed naturally for Ed, anything could be used as a stick and everything was a drum. He played in many bands over the years, as a teenager he was playing the drums in bars before he could legally enter one. Most recently he played with One Night Stand, a band that will never be the same. Drumming was his passion, he loved playing and collecting anything related to drums, but he held his family closest to his heart. On June 26, 2004 Ed married his best friend, partner and bandmate Debra A. Richard, and together they shared the best years of their lives. Ed also loved every minute he spent with his children and grandchildren, he will be missed and always remembered as Papa. In addition to his par-ents, Ed was predeceased by his father-in-law, Francois Richard Sr and his brother Eloie Rich-ard. Ed is survived by his wife, Debra LaPointe; his children and grandchildren, Erin Adams and her husband Andy and their children, Connor, Ryan, Alex and Katelyn, all of Hamden and Chris LaPointe and his son Matthew of New York; two sisters Elisa LaPointe of Calais and Connie Farquharson and her husband Kevin of Calais; mother-in-law, Sadie T. Richard; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dot Gullison and her husband Ron, Sadie Richard, Art Richard and his wife Gail, Frank Richard Jr and his wife Barb, Shirley Blanchard and her husband Clifford, Yvonne Lloyd and her husband Rick and Lori Richard; many nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. Donations in Ed’s memory may be made to the Calais School’s Music Boosters Club, 34 Blue Devil Hill, Calais, ME 04619. Visitation will be held, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., just prior to a memorial service that will begin 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30th at Calais United Methodist Church, 849 Main St., Calais, with Pastor Brenda Shambaugh officiating. Burial will follow at Calais Cemetery. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport. Con-dolences may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com

Sewall Memorial Congregational Church

Robbinston's Sewall Me-morial Congregational Church will be holding their service on January 7th at 2 p.m. (earlier than the usual 4 p.m.) so that all the children, who es-pecially enjoy this service which focuses on the ar-rival of the wise men to see the baby Jesus, will be able to attend. This is always a varied service of sing-ing, including Christmas-themed rounds, caroling musical chairs, and other entertainments and treats to highlight the beginning of Epiphany.

JOHN MICHAEL DOUGHERTY

SEPTEMBER 26, 1953 - DECEMBER 25, 2017

Sebastian, Florida - It is with great sadness the fam-ily of John M. Dougherty an-nounces his unexpected death at his residence in Sebastian, Florida.

John is the son of the late John C. Dougherty and Ber-nice (Gaddas) Dougherty.

He was raised and resided in Calais, Maine before moving to New Hampshire and Florida in his later years.

As a young boy, John played on the Calais Little League Team and enjoyed various sports. He was a 1971 gradu-ate of Calais Memorial High School; and after graduation joined the United States Navy. Upon finishing his service, John went on to follow in his parents footsteps and eventu-ally became a butcher like his father and went on to operating his own business before retir-ing in Florida.

In addition to his father, John was predeceased by his son Jeffrey Dougherty.

John is survived by his mother Bernice, three children Michael Dougherty (Kate Scott) of St. Stephen N.B., Sonia Dougherty (Matt Burton) of Saint John, N.B., Shaun Dougherty (Lind-sey Jean) of New Hampshire, 11 Grandchildren two Great grandchildren, three sisters; Pam Rogers (Vern) of Levant, Maine,

Debbie Hill (Russ) of Calais, Maine and Patty Stewart ( Brett) of Pleasant Ridge, N.B.

A graveside service and burial will be held at the St. Andrews, N.B. Cemetery in the spring.

DennysvilleSubmitted by Ann Carter

This Saturday, January 6th, will be the first monthly breakfast for the year 2018, 7 - 9 a.m, in the Dennysville-Edmunds Congregational Church. As always, it will satisfy all our appetites, as we face this cold weather.

The Church Council has decided that, due to the rising cost of fuel and the remark-ably lower temperatures, it will be more practical and economical to hold the Sun-day worship services in Parish Hall until the end of February. The members will have a busy time changing the space from dining, for the Saturday breakfast, to worship, for the Sunday 11 a.m. service.

Sunday School is still on recess until January 14th.

As the cold weather is mak-ing life even harder for those who find themselves low on both cash and fuel, and pos-sibly food, too, anyone who wishes to help in meeting those extra needs can make donations via eastportlaboro-flove.org. They can also be found on Facebook.

The entirely new steeple lighting system will shine through the month of Janu-ary to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Milton Lyons, given by friends.

The Lincoln Memorial Li-brary in Dennysville will be back to its regular hours (Monday 4 - 7 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday 1:30 - 4 p.m.) beginning Tuesday, January 2nd. They’re always looking for ideas of programs that would have interest for the local communities, people who might be interested in helping out at the library, and, of course, people who are looking for something inter-esting, entertaining or helpful to read, including magazines and books. There are some interesting DVDs also.

The Charlotte Fire & Rescue Department and Auxiliary gathered together for a Potluck on New Year’s Day to cel-ebrate all they have accomplished together in 2017.

This includes three public dinners, a craft fair and other fund-raising activities. It’s been a very productive year with new members added to both the Department and the Auxiliary.

Baring Baptist Church Looks AheadFrom Pastor Bobby Oliver

Happy New Year! Today marks 4 years that my family has been serving at Baring Baptist. We have truly been blessed. Every time I walk through the doors of the church, I feel joy, knowing it is where God has called us. It is such an honor and a privilege to be serving where many other Christians and their pastors have served over the last 200 years.

In the year ahead, our Church is going to focus on "Honoring God in all that we do." We will honor God through our relation-ships with one another, we will honor God through the way we 'do church,' and we will honor Him through our outreach to the community. God deserves all the praise, honor, and glory that we can give Him, individually and as a Church. If you currently do not have a Church family, we invite you to join us!

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Navigating the 3 Stages of Retirement By Sarah Craighead

Dedmon

People often view retirement as just one more stage of life.

But that’s not exactly the case. Retirement isn’t just one stage; it’s at least three – although all three do share something in common.

“Every stage of retirement requires planning,” says Jack Teboda, president of Teboda & Associates (www.teboda.com), a financial services firm. “Otherwise, you could end up running out of money, or your health might take a turn for the worse and negatively impact your retirement savings because you hadn’t planned for it in those early years of retire-

ment.” It’s not easy to put exact ages

on each of the three stages of retirement. That likely will vary from person to person, depend-ing on their finances, health and family situation.

But here’s what to look for in each stage:

Stage one, adjusting to a new lifestyle. Many new retirees brim with excitement when retirement begins. They can golf, visit museums, play with their grandchildren, travel or catch up on their reading. Not everyone adjusts well, though. It’s not easy to flip the switch overnight after you’ve spent several decades report-ing to work every day. Also, if your retirement income is

largely dependent on your sav-ings you’ll want to be careful that you don’t spend too much in those initial years. “Your adviser should be able to help you come up with a plan that will give you income for life so you don’t have to worry about running out of money,” Teboda says.

Stage two, staying socially connected. As the years pass, many retirees move closer to their children or move into a re-tirement community because it makes them feel more socially connected. “Sometimes at this point, especially if they haven’t planned well, people may start to have even more worries that they will outlive their money,” Teboda says. “One way they

address that is to cut back on expenses. Some people even decide to get a part-time job to bring in extra money, and working becomes another way to stay connected.”

Stage three, realizing you may need assistance. More than 70 percent of Americans older than 65 will need some form of long-term care at some point in their lives, accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “When people map out their retirement,” Teboda says, “they need to plan for that possibility because the cost of long-term care can be devastating to your finances.”

He says people need to consider a number of factors

– taxes, longevity and mar-ket risks, among others – to improve the odds of a joyful retirement, which is one reason Teboda says his firm takes a team approach to advising, us-ing financial professionals with different areas of expertise. For example, one team member, Amanda Jager, is an Associate Financial Adviser, and another, Kevin C. Sanders, while also an Associate Financial Adviser, is an attorney specializing in estate planning.

“In each stage of retirement,” Teboda says, “it’s important to confer regularly with your adviser and to be ready to adjust your financial plans if necessary.”

UMM Alumni Spotlight on Shannon GarlandShannon Garland is from

Robbinston, Maine. She grad-uated from the University of Maine at Machias in 2016 with a major in outdoor recreation management with a concentra-tion in sports and fitness man-agement. She currently attends graduate school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Alongside her graduate assistantship, she holds two-part time jobs: one as a server at O’ Charley’s and an-other as a front desk clerk at Duke University.

Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now.

Currently, I am in the process of studying for my master’s degree in physical education at North Carolina Central Uni-versity, along with having a graduate assistantship. My assistantship includes working with an associate professor in the physical education de-partment. My responsibilities

include supervising undergrad students in recreation classes, conducting some classes my-self, teaching an adventure recreation activity in a physical education class, and creating a lesson plan. Throughout the se-mester, I will supervise a group of undergraduate students as they complete their clinicals at local public schools. A few other job requirements include: keep-ing office hours, being available to help students, and helping my advisor with a research project by assisting with a literature review, data collection, and analysis. Later in the semester I will assist my advisor at the North Carolina state conference in adventure education, along with creating schedules for the undergraduate classes.

What is the most valuable thing you learned while at UMM?

That’s very hard to narrow

down to just one specific thing. I feel as though my life had just started when I was at UMM. If I have to pick out just one thing, I would have to say learning how to use the resources around me and listening to what the staff and faculty told me. When your professor says they can help you after class, be sure to use that time.

Do you have any advice for current students at UMM?

Take advantage of the com-munity and support UMM offers. This means getting in-volved with activities and clubs that will bring you out of your comfort zone. Get involved with career services, resume editing, mock interviews, and other opportunities. Remember that you are paying for all these resources with your tuition, and you won’t have them once you graduate. Don’t back out on a trip just because your social

group is not going. This is how you meet people and build strong connections with one another on campus.

How did your time at UMM prepare you for what you are doing now?

Classes in UMM’s recre-ation management program are structured so that students enjoy hands-on learning experi-ence outside of the classroom. Students are able to take the lead, plan activities, engage in classroom planning discussion, and debrief at the end with one another. Students go to local public schools to lead group recreational activities. Within the recreation degree, students are required to complete an in-ternship that includes 40 hours a week over the span of 10 weeks. I have thought numerous times that if I had not done my internship at the fitness center at UMM, I would not be as qualified and prepared for my graduate assistantship position at NCCU. Being involved with the outing club and being a com-

munity advisor help me step out of my comfort zone and realize the capabilities I did not know I had along with creating more skills and lessons to carry on with me in graduate school.

How has UMM made a posi-tive impact on your life?

UMM has made a positive impact on my life throughout the years by guiding me and helping me build up my confi-dence. Having the opportunity to try new things without any experience played an important role. For example, I joined the cross-country team as a fresh-man just to have something to fill my free time and to make new friends, some of whom I still have today. The outdoor recreation department classes at UMM offer a lot of hands-on experiences and let students try out different types of leader-ship roles, and this has helped me gain more confidence and knowledge for what I am doing now in graduate school. I am very glad I stayed at UMM for my degree.

Hope and Faith are sisters that came in to PAWS as feral kittens desperately in need of care in 2016. After being socialized and cared for by the volunteers of PAWS, one of the sisters was adopted by a household that same year. A short time later, in 2017, the other sister was adopted by the same house-hold, bringing the two back together and making their story one of the great recent successes of the animal shelter. (Facebook photo)

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Maine Emergency Management Agency Urges Mainer’s to Use Caution as Dangerously Low Temperatures Continue

As sub-zero temperatures con-tinue across the State, MEMA urges Mainers to use extreme caution to avoid hypothermia, frostbite or even death.

The National Weather Service re-ports that very cold air will continue across the region this weekend and through at least the middle of next week with most locations unlikely to get above the freezing mark for the foreseeable future.

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What You Can Do to Prevent Hypothermia

Dress in layers.Wear a warm hat – 30% of heat loss

is through the head.Wear a scarf and gloves.Infants should be in a room in

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Keep active when it’s cold, but not to the point where you’re sweating.

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Cut down on alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine, since all three cause heat loss.

Try to keep one room in the house warm.

Ask your doctor if you are on any medications that affect your ability to maintain a steady body temperature (such as neuroleptic medications and sedative hypnotics).

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In severe hypothermia, shivering decreases or goes away, and the per-son becomes unconscious and has very shallow breaths.

Winter Driving Tips and Holiday Travel

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Make sure tires are properly in-flated and in good condition

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Bring a fully-charged cell phone and program roadside assistance numbers

If you become stranded in your vehicle, stay with the vehicle and tie a brightly-colored cloth to the antenna or use other distress signal

Run the engine and heater just long enough to remove chill to conserve gas

Update the emergency kits in your vehicles with the items below and be sure to let someone know when and where you will be traveling and when you expect to arrive at your destination.

A shovelWindshield scraper and small broomFlashlightBattery powered radioExtra batteriesWaterSnack foodMatchesExtra hats, socks and mittensFirst aid kit with pocket knifeNecessary medicationsBlanket(s)Tow chain or ropeRoad salt and sandBooster cablesEmergency flaresFluorescent distress flagThe staff at MEMA wishes everyone a safe

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Left: In September of 1883 the Grand Army of the Republic mus-tered on the parade grounds in Princeton. In the early decades after the Civil War musters were held annually in local towns and attended by hundreds of veterans. In the above photo GAR post 43 from Calais is pictured at the Princeton muster. There would have many other GAR posts from this area in attendance and given the size of the Calais post quite a crowd at the Princeton fairgrounds.

Historic Photos - 1883

In 1883 the Shaw Brother tannery in Grand Lake Stream closed briefly as a result of financial reverses. The photo above shows only one of the smokestacks remaining from the tannery. The tannery did reopen and continued in business until 1898. Built in 1870 it was at one time the largest tannery in the country- hides from as far away as Texas arrived by steam ship at Calais and were transported by railroad to Princeton where the lake steamers took the hides to the tannery. Grand Lake Stream and the surrounding area had a natural abundance of hemlock whose bark when boiled produced tannin, the vital ingredient in the tanning process. (Photos submitted by Al Churchill)

Grand Lake StreamDave McCullough

A big thanks to the Grand Lake Snowmobile Club for weathering these frigid temps and doing such a great job grooming the trails! As al-ways the volunteer crews make sure the trails are in top shape so people can en-joy riding in the Grand Lake area. With the current cold snap the snow is quite light and allows for smooth riding. Remember that the Pine Tree Store is open 7 days a week. It’s a great place to warm up, get your snacks and gasoline. Plan a trip to Grand Lake Stream and see for yourself the groomed trails and nice reception from the folks in town!

A report from Les Sever-ance talks about having ITS84 groomed as well as most of the other trails that have been packed down and cleared of brush. Les operates the “Rab-bit” and Bob Gagner has been co-pilot on many excursions. Thanks to all to do this impor-tant volunteer work!

The story goes that a few eager ice fishing enthusiast were out at midnight on the 1st on some of the smaller lakes. With the exceptionally low temperatures so far this

January use of an ice shack sounds good to me. Of course some “Allen’s” is always helpful.

Remember that low temper-atures can be very dangerous so dress warmly!

On Thursday, January 11th, join DLLT Education and Out-reach Manager Colin Brown for an “Animal Tracking Trek.” Local schools have an early dismissal, so bring the kids out to Grand Lake Stream to learn all about how animals move in winter, and what clues they leave behind. We will meet at the Grand Lake Stream School Building at 1 p.m., and head into the Downeast Lakes Community Forest. Please be sure that kids are properly dressed for the weather. For more information, please contact DLLT at (207) 796-2100, or email cbrown@downeas-tlakes.org.

Have a great week and enjoy the great outdoors available in the Grand Lake area.

Send in your story to the Advertiser so your friends will know how you are faring this winter!

Your humble correspondent Dave McCulough, 207-712-8294 or dmccull1@maine.rr.com.

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One of Alexander’s very own, Tanya Wallace Fossett, the daughter of Fred and Linda Wallace, with her husband Joe and their three teenage daugh-ters had a house fire on Janu-ary 30th. The family resides in Waterville. Luckily no one was hurt but they lost their beloved kitties. At the mo-ment the house is unlivable, with fire and smoke damage and there is no idea when they will be able to move back in. If anyone would like to help the family out you can send gift cards/donations to Tanya at her workplace Mid Maine Homeless Shelter, 19 Colby Street, Waterville ME, 04901. A Go-Fund-ME page has also been started, “Fossett Family House Fire.”

John Dudley now has a copy of Property Map sheets 1 through 16 from volunteer Ron Gardner and a map of Typhnoon/Wagner buildings were found at the town office. He spent one whole day com-paring their information to our imperfect maps. When he gets that correlation recorded, he will pass it on to team mem-bers. He also conferred with John Knowles about acreage of Ministreal-School Lot 6 and with Joe Hanson on the south line of Princeton. Several of

the team took a break over Christmas. John appreciates those who enjoy family life.

Mike and Mickey White, of Alexander had a wonderful time in Hawaii. It was their trip of a lifetime! They went with daughter Nikki Nepo-leoni, son-in-law Fabio and grandchildren Marcus and Lauren. They went to the Ari-zona Memorial at Pearl Har-bor, toured a submarine and went to the Pearl Harbor Air Museum. The family toured the Dole Plantation, also vis-ited the Valley of the Temples, Memorial Park. They went to the top of Diamondhead, (equal to 49 stories, Mickey says she’s not a step and a trail climber). They went to the Diamondhead Lauii. While touring the East side and North end of Awahu, they vis-ited, Blowhole, Sunset Beach and many others. They went to The Polonesian Culture Center. The group ate at many wonderful restaurants. Their last night there they went on a dinner cruise, which was real-ly nice. And with all that, they had time to enjoy their cottage right on Ewa Beach! They returned home just in time to enjoy Christmas with their daughter Jamie Ferris, grand-children, Michael and Sydney and of course, precious great grandbaby Carter!

Anna Johnson, daughter of Mark and Paula Johnson, of Alexander has been accepted to the University of Maine at Machias and to Unity College. She received a Presidential Scholarship for $12,000.00 at UMM and one for $11,000.00 to Unity. Anna is a Senior at Woodland High School and an alum of AES. Congratulations Anna.

Good thoughts are being sent out to Greg Holst, Elwin Da-ley, Linda Richardson, Lynn Hill, Trudy Poole, David Car-son, John Haley, Nina Huntley and Ron McArthur. Let’s not forget about those wonder-ful caretakers, who make sure their loved ones have all they need.

Upcoming Birthday wishes go out to Erland Doten, Tracy Berry, Deneika Greenlaw Jan-ski, Virginia Poole Johnson, Michael Uhl, Dana Howland, Vivian Perkins, Joe White, Ashley Connolly, Nora Spen-

cer and Tonya Johnson.Upcoming Anniversary

wishes go to my brother Mike and sister-in law Susanna Oakes in Baltimore, Mary-land. Love you both and hope you have many more years of wedded bliss!

Would you like your birth-day or anniversary to be listed, please contact me, my info is at the bottom of this column.

This week at Randy’s the Lucky Loser was Linda Wal-lace. Do you want to know how to be a Lucky Loser? Stop at Randy’s and check it out.

I have had a very fun and busy week. On Christmas Eve mom and I went to the Bangor Airport to pick up my nephew Sebastian and sister-in-law Susanna who flew in from Baltimore, Maryland to spend the week with us. While here, we enjoyed opening gifts on Christmas, playing games, hanging out and watching

TV. Sebastian has grown so much and is so intelligent that we played a lot of word games, like “Password” and “In a Pickle”. He is learning how to speak and read Hebrew and he is only six. Sebastian headed back to Baltimore on New Years Day, so it was an-other trip to the airport for me and mom but not after a little New Years Eve Party of home-made chili, rolls and ice cream sundaes. I had a great week at the Center also, played games and had a New Year’s Party complete with pizza and sweet treats.

If you have any news you can email me at ptcfan@hot-mail.com, message me on Facebook, or snail mail me at 1328 Airline Road, Alexander, ME 04694. You can also call me at 454-2344 or drop off news at Randy’s Variety! Un-til next time, stay safe.

Cassie Oakes

The AES School has been chosen to participate in the “Winter Kids Winter Games 2018.” The games will run through January 31st. There are only 16 schools in the state competing in these games. One school from each county was selected. This is a fun and healthy competition among our Maine schools. The four week challenges are as fol-lows:

Week 1: Outdoor physical activity - students will meet a maximum of 60 minutes of outdoor physical activity daily. These activities can be before school starts, recess, outside gym class and after school ac-tivities. Mrs. Hill will be re-cording daily for each student participating. There will be winter kid’s stickers and wrist bands given out on Friday, January 5th.

Week 2: Nutrition- Students will participate in some sort of nutrition education daily. This is also the week that Ms. Sara from fresh fruits and veggies

visits the school. Winter Kids have provided a $500 gift card to Hannaford to help provide healthy snacks for the week. Nutritional facts and ideas how to eat healthier will be sent home with the students at the end of this week.

Week 3: Family Engage-ment- Students will engage in outdoor activity and healthy eating with family each day this week. Kids can play out-doors with family members, build a snowman, go sledding, or shovel snow! Nutrition ideas include help plan a healthy meal, prepare healthy snacks for school for the week or help grocery shopping. Families can even come to school and share their healthy snack and ideas. A sheet will be sent home to re-cord activity on, to be brought back on Friday of that week.

Week 4: Winter Carnival- Students will enjoy an all-school winter celebration. This week will be used for outdoor play as well as inside fun. Students will be walking the snow with spray bottles filled with water and food col-oring. As well as other activi-ties. Each student will receive a junior snow ranger book and a participant medal.

Alexander Elementary School is the smallest school selected with 44 students, the numbers go up from there to the most being 542! Each school re-ceives points for participation. So even though AES is small they stand a good chance with their students participating each day.

The Top 3 Prizes are:• Gold Medal School-

$5,000• Silver Medal School-

$3,000• Bronze Medal School-

$1,500

With 3 honorable mentions:-school visit with Maine

Winter Olympics-winter equipment for the

school-whitewater raft sledding

with Adventure BoundIf anyone can donate any

time, resources, or snacks please contact Mrs. Hill at 207-454-2623. It is exciting for our small school to have been chosen for such a chal-lenge.

AES is looking for volun-teers who are willing to teach gymnastics once a week after school. If you or someone you knows is interested please contact AES at 454-2623

Keep sending in your box tops, it is an easy way for the school to raise money.

Be on the look out for news on an Art Club that will be starting soon. Mrs. Lutz and Mrs. Hill will be getting a sign up sheet out soon!

The Student Council is now holding a Penny Drive until the end of the school year. Each class has their own jar and the race is on to see which room collects the most pennies. The Student Council will decide on a charity to donate at the end of the school year.

AES still has lots of garlic for sale. It is $3 per bag and it is organically grown. Please call the school or drop by dur-ing the day to purchase some. If you would like to make other arrangements please call AES at 454-2623.

DECH BirthsTo Kristine Starwood and

Jeremy Merchant of Har-rington a boy, Lincoln Kole born on December 28, 2017 weighing 7lbs., 12 oz., 20 inches long.

To Julia Sprague and Shawn Adams of Bai-leyville, a girl, Rylie Lynn Adams born on December 29, 2017 weighing 8lbs., 8 oz., 20.5 inches long.

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By John Dudley & Cassie Oakes

DAM WATERAlexander’s landscape is

divided into three watersheds; the St. Croix watershed in-cludes the area abounding Wa-pashagen Stream that enters the St. Croix River just below Sprague Falls in Baileyville. The Denny’s River water-shed included the land around Pleasant Lake, the land around Meddybemps Lake and both

lakes. The East Machias wa-tershed includes the rest of the land that drains into Poco-moonshine, Barrows, Upper and Lower Mud lakes. All six lakes listed have been changed by man.

Man’s dams have flooded all these lakes. Most early dams such as the dam at the front of Barrow’s Lake were built to aid log driving and were tem-porary. The dam on the Den-ny’s River at Meddybemps village was built in the 1780s

likely as a milldam and held back four to five feet of water. A beam had to be built across Stoney Brook to stop the water from flowing to the St. Croix River.

Hanscom Dam was about half way between Rocky Brook and the bridge that carries the Airline over the East Machias River. It probably served as a log driving dam as well as a mill site. It would not have flooded back into Crawford Lake. The dam and all the buildings burned in a forest fire between 1848 and 1855. Pokey Dam was then built at the foot of Crawford Lake as a log-driving dam. The last drive to use Pokey Dam was in 1919. In 1925 the dam was re-built to hold water for Bangor Hydro Electric’s generating plant at East Machias. That

held back the water three feet higher than the present dam, so Crawford, the Muds and Pokey were three feet deeper than now.

After the BHE was burned in 1934, several men built a rolling dam at the site. Frank Magoon, Perley and Conrad Woodruff and others wanted a dam from which to trap eels as commercial fishermen and John M. Dudley wanted the dam to maintain waterfowl nesting area. They agreed on the water level and built a dam. It was replaced ca 1955 when the Maine Fish & Game Department rebuilt the dam. Crawford-Pocomoonshine Water Shed Association built the present dam ca 1985.

Three dams were built to harness waterpower for saw or gristmills, Stephenson-Dwell-

ey mills at outlet of Pleasant Lake, Gilman-Dwelley Mills on the Denny’s River, and the Dwelley mill at the Dwelley Canal in Meddybemps. This short canal was dug to pro-vide another mill site powered by water from Meddybemps Lake.

Denny’s River Electric Cor-poration or Harry Smith gen-erated electricity at the dam in Meddybemps ca 1945 for sev-eral years.

Today most area dams are kept by associations to main-tain ecological stability and beauty by maintaining the dams and water levels. Are the lakes pleasant to look at? What will folks think in 200 years?

Laurie Pikepiketaxcollector@gmail.com

The next Select Board Meet-ings will be held on Saturday, January 6th and January 20th, 2018 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. The next Planning Board Meeting is scheduled for Jan-uary 6th at 10:00 am. The Cooper town office is open for regular office hours on the first and third Thursday of the month on Thursday, Janu-

ary 4th and Thursday, January 18th, 2017.

Real Estate tax payments were due on December 1, 2017 so please come by the office during office hours or mail your payments to avoid further interest fees. Prior to making payments, please con-tact me to inquire about cur-rent interest fees and balances on your account if you have not paid your taxes yet so I can provide you with total amount

owed. If you have a balance on a prior tax year, any funds received must be applied to the oldest tax year owed. If you haven’t registered your dogs, please do so prior to the January 31, 2018 to avoid the State mandated $25 late fee. Dog licenses are effective from 1/1/2018 to 12/31/2018. The cost to registered an “al-tered” dog that has been fixed or neutered is $6 and the cost to register an “unaltered” dog

is $11. According to the State of Maine, Division of Animal and Plant Health, all dog li-censing fees collected support local animal control and State Humane agents; Investigation of animal cruelty complains and enforcement of animal welfare laws; compliance with rabies vaccination of dogs; care of sick and injured stray animals, and the return of lost dogs to their owners.

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife hunt-ing and fishing licenses for the 2018 year have arrived if anyone wishes to purchase them. The ice fishing season opened from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018. With the recent frigidly cold tempera-tures, Maine lakes have been making ice but it is still impor-tant to test ice levels to insure safety when planning an ice

fishing excursion. The rule for safe ice thickness is four inch-es for ice fishing and ice skat-ing and five to six inches for snowmobiling. Keep in mind that even when thickness lev-els are adequate, there can still be areas of open water. I have snowmobile stickers available for anyone who wants to regis-ter their snowmobile in prepa-ration for riding this winter.

I hope everyone had a won-derful Christmas and a Happy New Year! The beginning of a new year is a good time to check and replace batteries in our smoke detectors. Many people check their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors at the New Year and at the July 4th holiday to ensure batteries are operating properly, espe-cially if smoke detectors are not hardwired.

CalaisSharon Frost

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Here we are into a New Year, 2018 with new resolu-tions and hope for good luck and good fortune.

Epiphany on January 6. If it rains much during the 12 days after Christmas, it will be a wet year.

It was a quiet Christmas and New Year’s for me. Too cold for me! I enjoyed all the Christmas movies and lots of phone calls.

Glen Olsson was home from Arkansas visiting his mother Evelyn and families.

Pay Yardley spent Christ-mas with her daughter Lisa and family in Princeton. It was a busy place for a few years.

It was nice to see Barbara Kendall out having lunch during the holiday. We had a nice chat.

There will be a VFW meeting on January 4 at St. Anne’s.

Rev. Sara Gavit is join-ing her children in Orlando walking and running in the

Disney 25th Anniversary 5K. We are so blessed to have her as our pastor.

Correction on the Hospital Auxiliary. It will be held on January 8 at 6:00 p.m.

The Valley Gospel Singers will be in concert at the Sec-ond Baptist Church on Janu-

ary 13 at 6:00 p.m.Thoughts and prayers to

Stephanie Szarka, Gilbert O’Brien, Rose Gauthier, Sa-die Smith, Hillary Provench-er, Irene Gallway, Pay Avery, Joni Miller, Candy Dwelley, Lisa Frost and Mike Bodkin.

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ACROSS 1 Leoni and her namesakes 5 “__ Miserables” 8 “Queen of Jazz” 9 “__ and the Apocalypse”; short-

lived Jenna Fischer sitcom 12 Actor Savalas 13 Emily of “Ten Days in the Valley” 14 Mayberry’s jailbird 15 Ameche and Johnson 16 Actor Ayres 18 “__ Do You Think You Are?” 19 “You __?”; line from Lurch on

“The Addams Family” 20 Hayworth or Moreno 21 “The __ Man”; Peter Lawford

series of old TV 23 “Perry __” 24 Cruise and Hanks 25 Rogers and Clark 26 “Las __”; James Caan series 28 Lioness in “Born Free” 29 As strong as __ 30 Lover of an Irish Rose 32 Record speed letters 35 Univ. in Baton Rouge

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MeddybempsLinda Baniszeski

Happy New Year to all! Here’s hoping everyone par-tied safely to ring in the New Year. Barry and I were side-lined with an intestinal flu I contracted in Pennsylvania during our Christmas visit. Now he is beginning what I am mostly over. Hopefully, the below zero temperatures will kill any remaining germs that came home with us. Un-fortunately being under the weather has required cancel-ling a New Year’s Day dinner we had planned with friends.

We were fortunate to return home to a plowed lane and shoveled porch. Thanks to great neighbors like Terry Reynolds and Mike Johnson,

we never have to worry about our home while we’re away.

The New Year of 2018 is off to a cold, clear, sub-zero start out here by the lake. We’ve been told that the ice is now about 10” thick on our cove. As always, though, everyone needs to be very careful out on the ice and verify true depths before racing around on snow-sleds. It has been in the mi-nuses since we got home last Thursday. On Sunday it stayed in the minuses most of the day. Winds swirled the dry snow into abstract sculptures across our lawn and upon the lake surface. It is so cold out here that even Scuffy does not resist wearing her little faux fur coat. In fact, she stands very nicely while I

put it on her and doesn’t even try to removed it when we are outside. The only drawback is that since she is warm, she doesn’t want to return to the house as quickly, she sort of sniffs and dawdles, keeping me shivering while I wait. Her paws do get cold, though; and she usually speeds back to the house on 3 legs, alternat-ing between hind paws as she runs. A comical sight created by a silly little white dog in a faux ranch mink coat.

Happy Birthday wishes to Paulyne Ward on January 5. Here’s hoping everyone warms her heart during her special occasion. How for-tunate for her to add more Birthday gifts to those she received for Christmas. What a great lady! Here’s wishing her many more happy and healthy years to come.

Just because the winter dol-drums are upon some in our part of the world, it doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to do. The Valley Gospel Sing-ers will be in concert on Janu-ary 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Second Baptist Church in Calais followed by a light meal. In fact, The Calais Advertiser’s events listings can help each of us stay busy with many aspects of January to enjoy around the area.

We enjoyed coming home to a pile of Christmas cards. Reviewing the gifts we’ve received was especially de-lightful. At Second Baptist Church, we have a Secret Sister program, where ladies receive a name of someone to pray for and bless with small gifts and cards throughout the year. I must have one of the best ever! She constantly

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outdoes herself in the gen-erosity and thoughtfulness departments. How will I ever adequately thank her when she is revealed. Perhaps she is reading this and can know right now how much she’s ap-preciated for all she does!

It seems our “residence” has been singled out to complete a random but “mandatory” questionnaire from the U.S. Department of Commerce through its muscle the United States Census Bureau, titled the American Community Survey. Since it is addressed to “Resident of” an address, it really miffed us that it is “mandatory.” That’s the equivalent of mail sent to “occupant.” Since it is not universally required of all residents, I wondered how it can be legal and enforceable. Upon further investigation, I learned that not completing it can lead to fines of $100 to $5000. Furthermore, many years ago, the legal codes surrounding the US Census al-lowed that citizens only need to provide their name, address and number of occupants of their legal residence. Some-where along the line, probably in the dark of a political night, a new statute was enacted making it a federal offense not to respond as “mandated.” Considering everything this

survey “requests” which is already easy to find in our federal tax returns, Medicare and credit report records, this seems abundantly redundant. Perhaps they are expecting us to consolidate their vari-ous reports on “us” and have honest citizens do their work for them. Sort of like buying a chicken at the farmers market, and being expected to pluck it ourself. So be forewarned: everyone who receives one of these “random” question-naires is cautioned that it is “required” by the government of this once free country. Trust me, I did the research.

You could say we are off to a wobbly start to the New Year. Sickness and harass-ment by the Feds. Well, as my very wise, dear departed Dad used to say, “Just be glad you woke up this morning.” I am. We have nothing to hide, so they can have their redun-dant information; and this flu shall also pass. From here on, everything is looking up.

Please resolve to send your news through 2018 to LBaniszeski@myfairpoint.net or phone 454-3719. It’s so much more interesting when everyone participates.

Happy New Year blessings to all!

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Sally Doten454-2625

This is the last evening of 2017 and tomorrow we wel-come in a new year. Instead of making resolutions for the new year I am making promises to myself. I know if I make a list of everything that resolutions usually are (diet, exercise) I wouldn’t do it. So, I am prom-ising myself I will do better in

all areas of my life: be aware of those around me, be a better friend, be more faithful, etc. “Make A Promise!”

Now who visited whom over the holiday. This is what I’ve found out:

The Erskine family and friends attended the Celtics basketball game in Boston on New Year’s Eve.

Our daughter Beth and Kevin enjoyed Friday in Ellsworth

visiting family. Beth enjoyed a visit with her granddaughter Harper who turned six years old on the 29th.

Eddie and Evelyn’s door hinges didn’t get a chance to cool off. On Christmas day (in that snow storm) Lynn and Marjorie Wallace came in for dinner. Glenn is home from Arkansas for a few more days. And on Friday, Steve and Stephanie (Mark’s daughter and family) arrived for Christ-mas with the three kids. They returned home to Corea on Sunday morning. In the middle of all that, I think Mark might have been in and out.

Jim and I spent Christmas alone. We asked the family to stay away and not travel in the blizzard on that day. Thank

goodness, this time they did as they were asked.

I was so sorry to learn of the passing of Eddie LaPointe. I knew him from his high school days. A great guy and musician who will be missed. Rest in Peace, Eddie. You are loved.

I had a great lunch date re-cently with my special guy, Jack Surles. Jack is 10 years old and goes to school in Princeton. He has had many health issues since birth and has conquered all that he has faced. I so much admire the determination of this young man. He has my heart. Jack’s favorite place to eat is “the old people’s restaurant” better known as the Wickachee. The staff there know exactly what he wants when he enters the doors. In no time at all he is

presented with Chicken Fingers and fries. We had a great lunch along with his grandparents Billy and Wanda Brown and his Mom, Susan Provencher.

So now you know what I know. As you can see my knowledge is limited, but I do the best I can.

My wish for you is to have the Happiest New Year’s ever. May 2018 bring you joys that will make your heart sing; may good health follow you the whole year through; may love reach the deepest recesses of your heart rather it be for your family or a complete stranger.

Be safe; be well; share your heart.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Sandra Smith

Not much news to report with the holiday and clos-ings. I am looking forward to seeing the new flooring at the town office this week. Also a reminder to myself as well that the deadline is coming for licensing or re-licensing all dogs over 6 months of age. All dogs need to have proof of a current rabies vaccination. The licensing fee is $6.00 for neutered/spayed dogs and $11.00 for unaltered dogs. Dogs can be licensed from October 15, 2017-January 31, 2018. After that a late fee of $25 per dog will be charged. Note that this fine and deadline are imposed by the State of Maine and cannot be waived by the town. Hours at the town office are: 8:00 am to 12:00 noon and 12:45 PM

to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday.

I did receive a special email from Lorraine Beal expressing her appreciation for posting “Great Grampy Cyrus’s dia-ries”. There is so much history in his diaries and I will enjoy searching them again for more stories. I recently came across the Carle Farm Stories and put the pages in archival sleeves, added some news clippings that I found and put them all in a new binder.

This extreme cold has made daily living here a challenge. Despite keeping the cabinet doors open and leaving the faucet dripping the kitchen water line still froze. So we bought some heat tape and so far that is taking care of the problem.

Then I became worried about the Christmas Cactus

which is in the kitchen. Un-fortunately, I am not one of those people blessed with a green thumb and the cactus has been surviving without much of my help. However, I do have an obligation to keep it alive as it came with the Bellmard. At the time of the deed transfer to us, Willis Butler asked if I wanted the cactus. He said it was prob-ably about thirty-eight years old. I said sure, my great-aunt from Cushing had one that was her mother’s and it should be fine. Subsequently, I real-ized that I did not know very much about the plants and specifically caring beyond wa-tering. So I did some research and I learned facts that I truly did not know. First that the origin of the plant is from the coastal mountains of Brazil, then hybrids were developed

in England. The variety here is called the S. Buckleyi which was first recognized in 1852. Second, the plant should not be treated like a desert cacti. It can suffer from under or over watering and needs water when the top inch of soil feels dry. Also it needs humidity, especially in the winter, which can be helped by a dish of wet gravel under the pot. Third, it needs a moderately sunny location indoors. However, to get it to flower the plant needs continuous darkness for at least twelve hours (although sixteen hours is better) for a period of eight days before Christmas. Fourth, it should be fertilized monthly between April and October with a ni-trogen content not more than ten percent. Fifth, to make new cuttings twist off short stem pieces of 1-3 segments;

dry for 1-7 days, then root in medium moist peat and sand soil mix. Finally, according to the Old Farmer’s Alma-nac, when properly cared for, Christmas Cactus can live for 20 to 30 years. Considering the Bellmard cactus is almost 50 years old, it must be pretty tough like Princeton’s long lived residents.

January 10 - Princeton El-ementary PTO Meeting 6:00 p.m.

January 17 - Princeton Li-brary Story Hour 4:00-5:00 p.m.

January 31 - Deadline for licensing dogs

To send me news, just drop me a note princetonnews@outlook.com or give me a call after 10:00 a.m. at 796-2261. My deadline to submit the column is 4:00 p.m. on Monday.

Ice Thickness Reminder

Kathy Mekelburg454-0654

Robbinston weather sum-mary for December:

The month started out quite mild, but ended on a frigid note. The monthly mean tem-perature of 21.5 degrees, was 5.6 degrees below normal. This figure tired the second coldest December in station records set in 2007 and was exceeded only by 20.5 degrees in December 2013. Maximum temperatures was 54 degrees on the 6th, while the minimum sank to -8 degrees on the 28th and 30th. This was part of a five day cold snap which last-ed from the 27th to the 31st of the month. It was the most in-tense cold wave since January 2014 and was the most rugged for December since 1993 (24 years ago!).

There were five consecu-tive days (27-31) in which the daily maximum temperature failed to reach ten degrees (normal daily maximum is 31 degrees during this period!) This matched the historical December record of five con-secutive days set December 17-21, 1942 (75 years ago!)

The monthly minimum tem-

perature of -8 degrees (28 and 30) tied the December station record low set in 1998, 2013 and 2016. This figure has not been exceeded in December since a minimum temperature of -19 degrees occurred on December 28 and 29 in 1993!

Coldest daily mean tem-perature of 1 degree on the 28th beat the old record of 3 degrees set on December 31, 1998! There were 16 days with maximums 32 degrees or be-low, 31 days with minimums 32 degrees or below, and 5 days with minimums zero or below. There were 1,342 heat-ing degree days or 174 above normal. Total since July stands at 2,677 or 120 below normal (due to a very mild autumn).

Total precipitation of 5.51 inches was .98 inches below normal. December averages out to be the wettest month of the year. Total precipitation for 2017 came to 56.83 inches or .82 inches above normal. Most in a day was 1.40 inches on the 6th. There were 12 days with measurable precipitation. Total snowfall of 14.9 inches was 4.7 inches below normal. Total since November stands at 15.0 inches or 9.0 inches be-low normal. Maximum daily

amount was 5.7 inches on the 9th. There were 8 days with measurable snowfall. There were 23 days with snow depth of an inch or more. Maximum depth was 6 inches on the 9th-11th.

Highest barometer of 30.56 inches occurred on the 5th,

while a low of 28.95 inches occurred on the 13th (this is the lowest barometer since December 30, 2016.

Mean relative humidity was 85.1 percent. Minimum hu-midity was 54 percent on the 27th.

Prevailing winds were west.

Average speed was 3.6 miles per hour. Peak gust was 42/nnw on Christmas Day. There were 6 clear days, 7 partly cloudy days and 18 cloudy days. Daytime sky cover aver-aged 68 percent.

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Jack FortierAuctioneer #auc16251 Washington Street, Calais • 207-904-8619

Always looking for consignments one item or

whole households.Follow us on Facebook

Auctions on Sundays at 1:00

CoMMERCIAL PRoPERtY FoR SALE

259-261 Main St. includes 4 second story apartments (all rented),

2 retail storefronts (2 rented) and 3 bedroom

house located at 9 Monroe St. (recently renovated, new

hot water boiler installed)Asking price $680,000 Please leave a message

at 207 -454 -2844 or email: bostonshoe@gmail.com

house for rent 2BR with loft in Baileyville on Bear Cove,

Meddybemps Lake. Fully furnished with boat dock.

$725/month 1st & last month + security.

No Pets. Call Randy 973-697-9286

7,000 FT. OF WAREHOUSE

SPACE AVAILABLE!RENt ALL oR PARtIAL.

Loading dock and overhead doors and office.

Call 454-7712, 214-9136 or 214-7497

FoR RENt: 400 sq ft office/ storefront

on busy Rt. 1 in Baring. $500/ month1000 sq. ft. shop/ warehouse space. 10x10 garage door.

Rent negotiable.Call 207-214-6037

FoR RENtLarge ground floor one

bedroom apartment with separate entrance at 537 Main street. Kitchen, LR, bathroom.

Owner provides trash collection, water, plowing.

Tenant pays electric & heating. Additional apartments available. Rent $475 .

Two bedroom house on Union street. LR, kitchen, yard, full

basement. Rent $500 + utilities.

Large two/three bedroom apartment with LR, DR,

kitchen, yard on Winter street. Separate entrance.

Rent $500 plus utilities.

First, last, security. References & lease required.

No large pets. Please call 207-214 7176 or

text 540-588-6803

Cowland Named to Dean’s List at Bob Jones University

Maverick Cowland, a Sopho-more Engineering major of Cherryfield, was among ap-proximately 890 students named to the Fall 2017 Dean’s List.

Washington County was cov-ered in snow last week as win-ter storm Euclid dumped more than a foot of snow in some places. The National Weather Service said that Princeton re-ported 14 inches, 10.5 inches in Robbinston and 8 inches in Eastport. Top right, Calais be-gins the cleanup. (Photos by Marla Hoffman)

5 Years AgoFURNISHED AND UN-FURNISHED 1 AND 2 BDRM APTS in Calais and Baileyville. Contact 214-0033 after 7 pm. Heidi Hol-ley: (207) 347-0880

FURNISHED EFFICIEN-CY APTS - Located in Bai-leyville. Heat, electric and cable TV included. Laundry available on premises. No pets allowed. Call for more info. 427-6698.

CLEAN AND QUIET ROOMS. Smoking and non-smoking available. Reason-able rents. Call 454-3630.

1 OR 2 BDRM APTS AND STOREFRONT available in Calais and Princeton. 949-1321.

ONE BEDROOM AND EFFICIENCY APART-MENTS 91 North St. Calais. Call 952-9097.

2 BEDROOM APT FOR RENT centrally located in Calais. Heat, electric water/sewer, lawn care, trash re-moval, snow plowing. Avail-able 11-1-2017. 1st, last and security, references. 207-214-8636, please leave message.

NEWLY RENOVATED 2 BEDROOM TRAILER & SINGLE COUPLE APT IN ROBBINSTON. Very clean and very reasonable rents from $365. No Pets. DEPENDABLE AND RE-LIABLE HANDYMAN NEEDED. 207-454-3573, leave clear message.

2 BEDROOM FULLY FURNISHED HOME ON CATHANCE LAKE. Rent or Rent to own. Call 207-214-5314 or e-mail kaylo1987@gmail.com for more informa-tion.

SMALL 1 BEDROOM IN CALAIS, All utilities in-cluded. Very inexpensive. Call 853-3101.

FOR RENT- EFFICIENCY CABIN, Riverside Cabins, 96 River Road, $400/month. 1st and security. No pets. 207-904-8329.

FOR RENT- SMALL STU-DIO APARTMENT, refur-bished. $250/month. 1st and security. No pets. 207-904-8329.

THREE BEDROOM DU-PLEX APARTMENT IN WOODLAND. New floor-ing, w/d hookup, private driveway & yard area. De-posit required. $480/mo. 952-0301.

MODERN WATERFRONT 2 BEDROOM APART-MENT, just renovated. Heat included. 214-9136 or 454-7712.

PLOW TRUCK FOR SALE2000 Chevy Silverado. Valid inspection. Good tires & bat-tery. Plow in excellent shape. $4,000 or best offer. 207-952-0589.

$5,000 REWARD

For information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible of taking Poncho, a small tan male Chihuahua dog from the Old School Restaurant park-ing lot on Wed. 11-29-17. Call 207-949-1321 with informa-tion.

Need to sell or rent a property? Try a small box ad for just $12.60 per week.

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EMt - PER DIEMPassamaquoddy Fire & Rescue

Indian township is currently seeking part-time EMS providers to fill 24 and 48-hour shifts. Qualified candidates must be self-motivated, able to work both independently and as part of a team. Must have current Maine EMS license (EMT or higher), current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider certification and a valid Maine driver's license.

Applications available at Passamaquoddy Tribal Office, P.O. Box 301, Princeton, ME 04668 or www.passamaquoddy.comFor more information, please contact Brad Morris, EMS Coordinator (207) 796-2274

Passamaquoddy health Center, located on the Passamaquoddy reservation near Princeton, ME, is

looking for a permanent, full-time Director of Nursing (Registered Nurse) for its ambulatory care facility.

Applicant must have unrestricted license as an Registered Nurse in Maine. Required duties include but not limited to patient triage, supervision, coordination of immunization program, coordination of lab and community outreach. PHC offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Applicants may inquire or send resume to: health Director, Passamaquoddy health Center PO Box 97, Princeton, ME 04668 207.796.2321 Andrea.Hanson@ihs.gov

outside of Washington County:$27 six months / $52 one year

In Washington County:$24 six months / $47 one year

SPORTS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON!The Calais Advertiser provides the most comprehensive coverage of high school basketball tournament action! Great action photographs of the games! Don’t miss a day in the countdown to the champions!

OR GET THE NEWS ONLINE! www.thecalaisadvertiser.com

CALL TODAY! 207-454-3561

Maine CDC Gives Mainers Tips on Staying Safe During the Cold Weather

Calais American LegionMichael McLean

454-3435

Happy 2018 New Year! We will be having another

Veterans meet and greet on Monday, January 29 at 6:00 p.m. at Just South of the Bor-der. Come by and share your military experience. Appetiz-ers and wings will be provided free.

My New Year’s resolution will be to recruit at least one

new member each month. We need all of our local veterans support!

Any correspondence: Com-mander Calais American Le-gion Sherman Brothers Post #3, PO Box 311, Calais, Maine 04619. Email: calleg3@ya-hoo.com. Facebook: Calais American Legion. Tel: 207-214-4410(cell). Please leave message.

Commander Mike.

Winter weather and cold tem-peratures can be hazardous—even for Mainers. As Maine faces extremely low tempera-tures, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding people to stay safe and healthy by be-ing prepared for cold weather conditions.

Hypothermia and frostbite are the two main health con-cerns when it comes to extreme cold weather. Hypothermia occurs when a person’s body temperature is too low and in serious cases, may lead to death. Frostbite is caused by the freezing or near freezing of a part of the body resulting in numbness, tingling, or a change in color (paleness, blue, and whitish)—fingers, toes and the tip of the ears or nose are com-monly effected areas.

Frostbite and hypothermia can both be avoided by remem-bering to wear layered cloth-ing, as well as mittens, scarfs,

hats, and proper footwear to reduce skin exposure. This is an important precaution to take, even if only outside briefly. If you suspect you might have hypothermia or frostbite, re-warm yourself slowly and seek medical attention as soon as possible.

Here are some additional tips to stay safe during the cold weather:

-Avoid prolonged outdoor activities.

-In the event you become stranded in your car, make sure you are prepared by having blankets, food and water, and extra batteries.

-Prepare for power outages. If using an emergency genera-tor, always operate it outdoors and away from any open win-dow. Ensure you have work-ing smoke alarms and Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors.

-Do safety checks on your elderly neighbors and those that are ill.

-Don’t forget your pets. Do not leave your pet outside for extended periods of time.

-Individuals with medical or life support devices should have extra batteries for medical equipment and assistive devic-es. Notify your utility company, local fire or police department if you need assistance.

-For information on warm-ing shelters near you, call or text 211.

People with qualifying in-comes may be eligible to re-ceive assistance to pay for the cost of heating oil and propane. A local Community Action Agency (CAA) administers fuel assistance programs in each county. For more informa-tion, please visit 211 Maine for a referral to a local CAA.

For more information on staying safe all winter long, please visit CDC: http://emer-gency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/guide.asp.

Washington County Community Café and Meals on Wheels for January 2018

Mon., Jan. 1, EAAA closed. Café Closed in Observance of New Year’s Holiday.

Tues., Jan. 2, Pork Fried Rice, Shredded Pork Loin, Asian Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Wed, Jan. 3, Pasta Prima-vera, Green Beans, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Thurs, Jan. 4, Sliced Tur-key with Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Peas and Carrots, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Fri., Jan, 5, Chicken Pic-cata, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans and Cauliflower, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Mon., Jan. 8, Chicken Florentine, Orange Flavored Rice, Carrots and Zucchini, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Tues., Jan. 9, Baked Beans and Hot Dogs, Corn, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Wed., Jan. 10. Turkey and Rice with Cheese Sauce, Corn and Black Beans, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Thurs., Jan. 11, Salisbury Steak with Onion Gravy, Spinach Mashed Potatoes, Wheat Bread

Dessert. Fri., Jan.12, Shells and

Cheese, peas, California Veg-

etable Blend, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Mon., Jan. 15, EAAA Closed, Café Closed in Ob-servance of Martin Luther King Holiday

Tues., Jan 16, Spaghetti with Italian Turkey Sausage, Sliced Zucchini and Spinach, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Wed., Jan. 17, Orange Glazed Chicken, Fried Rice, Peas and Cauliflower, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Thurs., Jan. 18, Pork with Apple Onion Sauce, Cranber-ry and Lentil Rice, Caribbean Blend Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Fri., Jan. 19, Meatballs with Stout and Mustard Thyme Sauce, Vegetable Blend, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Mon., Jan. 22, Pulled Pork, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Tues., Jan. 23, Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Cas-serole, Carrots and Broccoli, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Wed., Jan. 24, Cheese and Beef Macaroni, Mixed Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Thurs., Jan. 25, Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken, Brown

Rice, Peas, Carrots, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Fri., Jan. 26, Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Sesame Veg-etable Rice, Green Beans, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Mon., Jan. 29, Chicken Piccata, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans and Cauliflower, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Tues., Jan. 30, Beef Gou-lash with Elbow Macaro-ni, Sliced Zucchini, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Wed., Jan.31, Pork Fried Rice, Shredded Pork Loin, Asian Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

Eastern Area Agency on Aging’s nutrition program delivers noontime meals through Meals on Wheels to those who qualify and serves at Community Cafés where all are welcome. Cost is $4.00 (under age 60). Sug-gested donation of $4.00 for seniors age 60 and older. Additional donations are greatly appreciated. For a reservation or more informa-tion, call (207) 943-2488 or (800) 432-7812.

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Free and open to the public!

Join us for light refreshments & spend time catching up with old and new friends, Thursday afternoons, 1:30 - 2:30.

January 4: Living Beyond Chronic Pain

January 11: Getting Active with Gentle Movement

We are now a Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) pick-up site. CSFP provides a free 30-pound box of food to low-income seniors each month. We’ll have someone at each session to answer questions and help people apply.

SCRFHC, 136 Mill St., Princeton. 796-5503

January 18: Get Your Plate In Shape!

Session 1: A six week series to improve your nutrition.

No registration necessary. Come to one or all. New topics & tips

each week!

January 25:

Session 2: Get Your Plate

In Shape!

(Photo by Donna Melanson) (Photo by Donna Melanson)

Wildlife Photo Submissions

Pembroke Library’s First Chantey Sing of the New Year“Cold Weather – Warm Water” Songs for Sailing from Cold Ports to Warm Seas

The Pembroke Library will hold its first Chantey Sing of the New Year on Wednesday evening, January 17th. Machiasport’s Jim Sherman (guitar, dulcimer) will join Pembroke’s Kris Paprocki (fiddle, button accordion, banjo, guitar) in a sing-along concert of traditional songs of sea, shore, and woods, from the frozen lumber-ing camps of northern Maine, to the tropical isles of the Pacific. The January 17th concert starts at 6:30 PM. It will be held at the fully handicap accessible Pembroke Library, 221 Old County Road, Pembroke, Maine - - - opposite the horse track and fair grounds.

Free admission – Free refreshments. For additional information please phone the Pembroke Library at 207-726-4745, or email Kris Paprocki at kwpaprocki@gmail.com